"___ Maria” (3)

I think it could be either:

ave

tia

(Other definitions for ave that I've seen before include "Roman greeting" , "Latin greeting" , "Cockney's own" , "Latin salutation" , "Hail in old Rome" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate, The Wall Street Journal, The Star Tribune, the LA Times, the USA Today, The Mirror, the Universal and The New York Times.

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