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___ Paulo, Brazil (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sao

(Another definition for sao that I've seen is " . . . Paulo, Brazilian city".)

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