First person?

SELF

Think of the word that describes your own identity or being, often used in phrases like "by ___" or "in and of ___."

The clue "First person?" plays on two meanings of "first person." Literally, it could refer to the grammatical term for "I" or "we," but here it hints at the word "self" as in oneself—the first person you think of when considering your own identity. The question mark signals a pun, nudging you away from grammar toward the idea of personal identity. It’s a clever twist where the answer is both a pronoun and a concept.