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= Solution

\b[Yes.] One is the unique identity element of multiplication, defined by
$$
\boxed{\forall y\,(x\cdot y=y).}
$$
The integer one satisfies the <first-order formula>, and testing at the actual integer one forces any satisfying $x$ to equal one. Thus this is a parameter-free <universal formula> even though the language has no named identity.

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