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Ancient human congresswoman sews without pattern (3-6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cro-magnon

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'ancient human' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both animals as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'congresswoman sews without pattern' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'without' could be 'no' and 'no' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for cro-magnon that I've seen before include "Relating to an early type of Homo sapiens" , "The first group of modern homo sapiens" , "Relating to an early type of man" , "Palaeolithic man" , "Early European Man" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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