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Biblical son getting some stick, we hear (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cain

'biblical son' is the definition.
(son of Adam)

'some stick we hear' is the wordplay.
'some stick' becomes 'cane' (cane is a kind of stick).
'we hear' shows a homophone (sound like).
'cane' sounds like 'CAIN'.

'getting' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for cain that I've seen before include "Slayer of Abel" , "First murderer reported in the Bible" , "Eve's firstborn" , "Eldest son of Adam, Eve" , "The first known murderer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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