Roman senator who insisted "Carthage must be destroyed" (4)

I believe the answer is:

cato

(Other definitions for cato that I've seen before include "Roman statesman" , "Marcus Porcius - , Roman politician, censor" , "Ancient Roman censor" , "Senator" , "classical writer" .)

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

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