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Imaginary character, one of the first two Wells wrote about (3,2,3,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

man in the moon

I believe this is a double definition.

'imaginary character' is the first definition.
(supposed face on the surface of the moon)

'one of the first two wells wrote about' is the second definition.
(as in The First Men in the Moon by HG Wells)

(Another definition for man in the moon that I've seen is " Satellite image".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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