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3 letters · New York Times · Thursday, December 25, 2008 · 6-Across
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Thursday, December 25, 2008.
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A style of Jamaican dance music originating in the late 1950s, combining elements of Caribbean calypso and mento with American jazz and rhythm and blues; it was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae.
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