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Madman eagerly represented Biblical figure (4,9)

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I believe the answer is:

mary magdalene

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'biblical figure' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'madman eagerly represented' is the wordplay.
'represented' is an anagram indicator.
'madman'+'eagerly'='madmaneagerly'
'madmaneagerly' anagrammed gives 'MARY MAGDALENE'.

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(Other definitions for mary magdalene that I've seen before include "Christian saint" , "Sinner who became a follower of Jesus" , "Female follower of Jesus" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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