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I believe the answer is:

abe

(Other definitions for abe that I've seen before include "President Lincoln was known as Honest ..." , "Eg, president Lincoln" , "Lincoln, familiarly" , "Lincoln's diminutive" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.
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