"__ 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 LA Times, the Universal, The Wall Street Journal, the USA Today, The Star Tribune, The Mirror, the King Feature Syndicate and The New York Times.

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