"___ Maria" (3)

I think it could be either:

ave

tia

(Other definitions for ave that I've seen before include "Roman greeting" , "Latin greeting" , "Cockney's own" , "Latin salutation" , "Hail in old Rome" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today, The Mirror, the LA Times, The Star Tribune, the King Feature Syndicate, The New York Times and the Universal.

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