Native from the beginning (10)

I believe the answer is:

aboriginal

(Other definitions for aboriginal that I've seen before include "native language" , "Native Australian; indigenous" , "First inhabitant" , "Autochthonous" , "Relating to native Australians" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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