— mater (4)

I believe the answer is:

alma

(Other definitions for alma that I've seen before include "Battle of the -- was in the Crimean War" , "The . . . . Mater is the old school" , "Woman" , "One's university" , "Essence" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times, the USA Today, the Universal, The Wall Street Journal, the Newsday, The Daily Mail, the LA Times, The Washington Post and the King Feature Syndicate.

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