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'principle' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for maxim that I've seen before include "Brief expression of a general principle" , "Short pithy saying" , "Pithy statement of a general truth" , "Apophthegm" , "General rule" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press, the USA Today, The Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal, the King Feature Syndicate, The New York Times, the Universal, The Irish Independent, the LA Times, The Star Tribune, The Mirror, the Evening Standard and The Sun.
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