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Has made a will transferring first property (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

testate

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'has made a will' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'transferring first property' is the wordplay.
'transferring first' becomes 't' (1st letter of 'transferring').
'property' becomes 'estate' (estate is a kind of property).
't'+'estate'='TESTATE'

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(Other definitions for testate that I've seen before include "Person willing" , "Having made a legal will" , "With a legally valid will" , "Having made a will before death" , "Dying with a will" .)

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