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First for Adam West consuming iron in some drinks? (1,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

a few

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'first' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both quantities as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'adam west consuming iron in some drinks?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'west' could be 'w' (abbreviation) and 'w' is present in the answer.
'iron' could be 'fe' (chemical symbol for iron) and 'fe' is located in the answer.
'some' could be 'a' and 'a' is located in the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'for' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for a few that I've seen before include "Certainly not many" , "Sundry" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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