Umbrella term for four non-artistic academic fields (4)

I believe the answer is:

stem

(Other definitions for stem that I've seen before include "Slender upright part of wine glass" , "race" , "It supports a plant" , "Main part of noun or verb" , "Stop the flow of, check" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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