Kicked off (5)
I believe the answer is:
begun
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">kicked off</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for begun that I've seen before include "Commenced" , "(Has) started" , "Opened" .)