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A 55-year-old Black Caribbean man is newly diagnosed with hypertension. His average clinic blood pressure on two separate occasions is 160/96 mmHg, confirmed with ambulatory monitoring. He has no significant comorbidities. According to NICE, which drug class is the most appropriate first-line antihypertensive?

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