A First or Early Example That Is Used as a Model

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Resorts, Group 557, Puzzle 1 (Tickets and Passport).

Question is: A First or Early Example That Is Used as a Model

and the answer is: PROTOTYPE

Word Meaning:

PROTOTYPE — An original form or object which is a basis for other forms or objects (particularly manufactured items), or for its generalizations and models.

Definitions from Wiktionary.

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