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

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