Jay-Z and Kanye West song that samples "Try a Little Tenderness" (4)

I believe the answer is:

otis

(Other definitions for otis that I've seen before include "Company providing lifts" , "- - Redding (soul music star)" , "Place of worship; side part of head" , "Miss -- Regrets, Cole Porter song" , "Lift man" .)

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

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