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Rafia

Rafia
 n.— «Forget romantic notions of the Provos as a liberation army, says McDonald. They’re [sic] leadership and lieutenants are “the Rafia.”» —“Ulster—Sicily without the sun” by Suzanne Breen Belfast News Letter (Ireland) Oct. 21, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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