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I believe the answer is:

tel

(Other definitions for tel that I've seen before include "Ancient mound in Middle East" , "Small number" , "Phone number or Terry in short" , "Phone number (abbrev.)" , "Ancient mound in Arab lands" .)

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