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There is no need to create any partition in Mac, just erase the drive. If you want to be readable in Windows create a single partition FAT32 which you can then format as NTFS inside Windows.
I once had a different issue with a Samsung SSD. I bought it as used, but It was locked with an unknown user password and I could do nothing to remove it. Even the clean command failed! I created a support ticket and returned to Samsung Europe and they replaced it with a sealed new drive under Warranty!