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"___ better to have loved and lost ..." (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tis

(Other definitions for tis that I've seen before include "For poet, that's" , "... the season to be jolly" , "It is shortened" , "Sequel to "Angela's Ashes"" , "Contraction of it is" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times and The Chronicle of Higher Education.
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