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Major name in astronomy (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ursa

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'major name' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for ursa that I've seen before include "It's both major anf minor overhead" , "Bear (constellation)" , "- Major, - Minor, prominent constellations" , "__ Minor, the Little Bear" , "The Major one is the Plough" .)

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