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A pardon is arranged for the first woman (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pandora

'the first woman' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'a pardon is arranged' is the wordplay.
'is arranged' indicates an anagram.
'a'+'pardon'='apardon'
'apardon' is an anagram of 'PANDORA'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for pandora that I've seen before include "disobedient opener who might have helped 16" , "Handsome red sea bream" , "Girl with box of troubles" , "Possessor of famous box" , "A pardon for the first Greek woman" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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