The old man? (3-6)

I believe the answer is:

cro-magnon

(Other definitions for cro-magnon that I've seen before include "Palaeolithic man" , "Relating to an early type of Homo sapiens" , "Early European Man" , "Relating to an early type of man" , "The first group of modern homo sapiens" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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