Cryptic crossword clue
Gideon’s first in defeat, as Enoch did for Methuselah 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BEGAT

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What does BEGAT mean?

BEGAT noun
  1. An element of a lineage, especially of a lineage given in the Bible
BEGAT verb
  1. To father; to sire; to produce (a child).
  2. To cause; to produce.
  3. To bring forth.
  4. To happen to; befall.

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