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In the prototypical AFM-TI MnBi\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    Te\n                    <jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>\n                    , however, the observed Dirac gap is significantly smaller than theoretical predictions or nearly absent, highlighting a long-standing discrepancy. Here we demonstrate that NdBi hosts a spin-polarized topological surface Dirac cone with a sizable gap of 17\u00a0\u00b1\u00a02 meV at the Dirac point, in excellent agreement with density functional theory predictions (12 meV). This direct observation is enabled by high-resolution 7 eV laser-based spin- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, which unambiguously disentangles the spin-polarized surface Dirac cone from bulk-derived states. Furthermore, through temperature dependence and controlled surface contamination, we establish a direct linkage between surface magnetism and the Dirac gap, demonstrating that the gap opens only in the presence of surface magnetic order. 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