The first to be different from everyone else? (8)
I believe the answer is:
original
'the first' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'different from everyone else?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'from' could be 'in' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'in' is present in the answer.
'else?' could be 'or' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'or' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'to be' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for original that I've seen before include "Novel - archetype" , "Phototype" , "Archetypal" , "Prototype" , "Not copied or imitated" .)