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Israelite Sarah and Abraham created initially (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

isaac

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'israelite' is the definition.
(biblical figure)

'sarah and abraham created initially' is the wordplay.
'sarah' becomes 'isa' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'initially' indicates taking the first letters.
The initial letters of 'abraham created' is 'ac'.
'isa'+'ac'='ISAAC'

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(Other definitions for isaac that I've seen before include "Son of Abraham, offered as a sacrifice to God" , "One nearly sacrificed" , "Son prepared for sacrifice" , "Boy's name" , "Stern" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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