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The phrase "a useful first draft" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to an initial version of a document or piece of writing that serves as a helpful starting point for further development.
Example: "After reviewing the feedback, I realized that the report was a useful first draft that needed more detailed analysis."
Alternatives: "a helpful initial version" or "a valuable preliminary draft".
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But it is a useful first draft.
Some projects such as i4Life [ 45] have developed tools that exploit characteristics of biological nomenclature to detect relationships between taxonomies, providing a useful "first draft" cross-map.
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My photographs are a more useful first draft than my attempted prose was, a richer archive than the pages of my binders.
That's a useful first step.
They are a useful second-best.
Tamás Székely provided useful comments on a first draft of the manuscript.
He never really produces a first draft, a revised draft, a final draft or a copy in the antique sense".
For students earlier in their careers, sometimes it is useful to have a student work with someone who can really teach them how to produce a good first draft to represent to a mentor.
I wrote a first draft of a novel.
To be accepting of a bad first draft.
Results of simulations are presented for a first draft model.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com