Tesfaye whose stage name is the Weeknd (4)

I believe the answer is:

abel

(Other definitions for abel that I've seen before include "Victim of murderer" , "Eve's son" , "One of the first children" , "The first murderee?" , "The first known murder victim" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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