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ours

 pronoun
     
ours S1 [possessive form of 'we']
used to refer to something that belongs to or is connected with us:
I'll show you to your room. Ours is next door.
The main difference between our brains and those of monkeys is that ours are bigger.
No, that's not ours.
of ours
The Thackers are friends of ours.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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