Word before "cotta" or "firma" (5)

I believe the answer is:

terra

'word before cotta or firma' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for terra that I've seen before include "Centre" , "Dry land" , "Land (Latin)" , "Latin word for earth" , "-- Firma; -- incognita" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today and the Universal.

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