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Rule of ___ (comedic principle) (5)

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I believe the answer is:

three

(Other definitions for three that I've seen before include "There (anag.)" , "Amount in a trio" , "Number that's a crowd" , "Prime number" , "III" .)

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