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First Lady to beam for eternity (4,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ever after

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'eternity' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'first lady to beam' is the wordplay.
'first lady' becomes 'eve' (Biblical first woman).
'to beam' becomes 'rafter' (rafter is a kind of beam).
'eve'+'rafter'='EVER AFTER'

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for ever after that I've seen before include "from then on, till the end of time" , "for good?" .)

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