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The Clue
Once-autonomous people of southern Russia (8 letter answer)
The Answer
COSSACKS
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Notes
The answer COSSACKS is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
COSSACK as a noun:
1. a member of a Slavic people living in southern European Russia and Ukraine and adjacent parts of Asia and noted for their horsemanship and military skill; they formed an elite cavalry corps in czarist Russia