The "a" of Torah? (5)

I believe the answer is:

aleph

(Other definitions for aleph that I've seen before include "letter in Middle East" , "Hebrew character" , "Abroad, a" , "First letter of the Hebrew alphabet" , "Sign of a beast? A Phoenician" .)

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

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