___ 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 LA Times, the Newsday, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, the King Feature Syndicate, The New York Times, the USA Today, the Universal and The Daily Mail.

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