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The first person a state prosecutor married (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

adam

'the first person' is the definition.
(biblical first person created)

'a state prosecutor married' is the wordplay.
'state prosecutor' becomes 'da' (district attorney).
'married' becomes 'm'.
'a'+'da'+'m'='ADAM'

(Other definitions for adam that I've seen before include "father of us all?" , "man expelled from garden" , "__ Smith, author of The Wealth of Nations" , "First man of Genesis" , "the first orphan?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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