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First man, in Maori mythology (4)

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I believe the answer is:

tiki

'first man in maori mythology' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Another definition for tiki that I've seen is " Maori human image".)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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