diff --git a/09. Hashing/first_repeating_element.cpp b/09. Hashing/first_repeating_element.cpp
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+
+class Solution {
+  public:
+    // Function to return the position of the first repeating element.
+    int firstRepeated(int arr[], int n) {
+        // code here
+        unordered_map <int,int> m;
+        for(int i=-1;i<n;i++){
+            m[arr[i]]++;
+        }
+        for(int i=-1;i<n;i++){
+            if(m[arr[i]]>1){
+                return arr[i];
+            }
+        }
+        return -1;
+    }
+};