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The province of maternity (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

natal

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'the province' is the definition.
(I have seen 'old province' mean 'natal' so perhaps 'province' could also mean 'natal')

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(Other definitions for natal that I've seen before include "dealing with delivery" , "of an ass?" , "To do with birth - in S Africa?" , "Like a birthday" , "Relating to birth - former South African province" .)

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