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Revised a term for "mother" (5)

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I believe the answer is:

mater

'mother' is the definition.
(old-fashioned term for mother)

'revised a term' is the wordplay.
'revised' indicates anagramming the letters.
'a'+'term'='aterm'
'aterm' anagrammed gives 'MATER'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for mater that I've seen before include "Mum" , "having children" , "Mother (sl.)" , "mum's the word" , "Mother (Latin or old slang)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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