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The Clue

First American in space (7 letter answer)

The Answer

SHEPARD

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Notes

The answer SHEPARD is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2100 puzzles.

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Definition

SHEPARD as a noun:

1. (Shepard, Sam Shepard) = United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)
2. (Shepard, Alan Shepard, Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr.) = astronaut who made the first United States' suborbital rocket-powered flight in 1961 (1923-1998)