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Example of first person in record book (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

epitome

'example' is the definition.
(I know that epitome is a type of example)

'first person in record book' is the wordplay.
'first person' becomes 'I' (first-person pronoun).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'record' becomes 'EP' (abbreviation for extended play record).
'book' becomes 'tome' (a tome is a book).
'ep'+'tome'='eptome'
'i' inserted into 'eptome' is 'EPITOME'.

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for epitome that I've seen before include "Something embodying perfectly a stated quality or idea" , "Ideal example" , "classic example" , "Summary of a written work" , "Digest" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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