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Name given to a boy by a mother (4)

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I believe the answer is:

adam

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'name given to a' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'by a mother' is the wordplay.
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'mother' becomes 'dam' (female parent of an animal).
'a' put next to 'dam' is 'ADAM'.

'boy' is the link.

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(Other definitions for adam that I've seen before include "father of us all?" , "First man of Genesis" , "Eves husband" , "First fruit-eater" , "Fellow" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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