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Riddle raised answer to who is the first woman? (5)

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I believe the answer is:

sieve

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'riddle raised answer' is the definition.
'sieve' can be an answer for 'riddle' (I've seen this before). I am unsure of the 'raised answer' bit.

'to who is the first woman?' is the wordplay.
'to who' becomes 's' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'the first' indicates taking the first letters.
'woman?' becomes 'eve' (Eve is an example).
The initial letter of 'is' is 'i'.
's'+'i'+'eve'='SIEVE'

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(Other definitions for sieve that I've seen before include "Forgetful head is like it" , "Kitchen strainer" , "Colander" , "used by the Jumblies" , "Utensil with holes for straining" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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