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Man, woman and child, e.g. (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nouns

(Other definitions for nouns that I've seen before include "They refer to people, places and things" , "Words referring to people, places or things" , "Words used as names of places or things" , "terms" , "They can be used to refer to persons, places or things" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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