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First man to have a mare (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

adam

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'first man' is the definition.
(first man in the Bible)

'a mare' is the wordplay.
'mare' becomes 'dam' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'a'+'dam'='ADAM'

'to have' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for adam that I've seen before include "Biblical first man" , "One of our common ancestors?" , "Man on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel" , "A mad sort of ancestor" , "Father of man" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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