T that comes before a Y (3)

I believe the answer is:

tau

(Other definitions for tau that I've seen before include "Greek letter; cross" , "Marathon character" , "letter from foreigner" , "A subatomic particle" , "character from Athens" .)

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

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