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HTML

<form id='test' action="#">
    <select id='list' required> 
        <option value="0">zero</option> 
        <option value="1">one</option> 
        <option value="2">two</option> 
        <option value="3">three</option> 
    </select>
    <input type="submit">
</form>

JavaScript

$("#list > option:first").attr("value", "");
$("#list > option:first").attr("selected", false);
$("#list > option:first").attr("selected", true);