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Said to be the first man to get a mother (4)

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I believe the answer is:

adam

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'said to be the first man' is the definition.
I know that 'first' relates to this answer.

'get a mother' is the wordplay.
'get' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'mother' becomes 'dam' (female parent of an animal).
'a' next to 'dam' is 'ADAM'.

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for adam that I've seen before include "First guy" , "Robert ..., ... Clayton" , "Biblical first man" , "Father of Cain and Abel" , "who transformed the Palladian style?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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