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First man to make a barrier (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

adam

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

'a barrier' is the wordplay.
'barrier' becomes 'dam' (dam is a kind of barrier).
'a'+'dam'='ADAM'

'to make' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for adam that I've seen before include "Biblical first human" , "Eve's partner" , "According to the Bible, progenitor of the human race" , "One of our common ancestors?" , "father figure" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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