He's in the Bible and the thesaurus (4)

I believe the answer is:

esau

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'he's in the bible' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer. I also know that 'bible' relates to this answer.

'the thesaurus' is the wordplay.
'ESAU' is hidden in amongst the letters.
However, I'm uncertain how the hidden word is indicated.

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for esau that I've seen before include "brother done in Bible" , "Hairy biblical man" , "Hairy OT character" , "One of Isaac's sons" , "Would-be fratricide" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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