"Prego" preceder

I believe the answer is:

grazie

'prego preceder' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Another definition for grazie that I've seen is " thanks to 23 [ITALY]".)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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