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Ward off bad luck, in a Greek tradition (4)

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I believe the answer is:

spit

(Other definitions for spit that I've seen before include "turning means of 8 [COOKING]" , "Narrow point of land, utter hostilely" , "Meat may be roasted on it" , "Show contempt" , "double, perhaps" .)

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