No ifs, ___ or buts (4)

I believe the answer is:

(Another definition for ands that I've seen is " Common conjunctions seen in sand".)

I've seen this clue in the Universal, the Newsday, the LA Times, The Mirror, The Star Tribune, The New York Times and the USA Today.

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