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First responders disrupted a bride in terrible grief (4,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fire brigade

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'first' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how one could define the other.

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(Other definitions for fire brigade that I've seen before include "Blaze tacklers" , "rescuers" , "9a 19d" , "Organised group to combat conflagrations" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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