One rarely scores work at the start of a romance (6)
I believe the answer is:
goalie
'one rarely scores' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'work at the start of a romance' is the wordplay.
'work' becomes 'go' (synonyms).
'the start of' means to remove the last letter (I've seen 'starts' mean this).
'a romance' becomes 'lie' (I've seen this in other clues).
'at' with its last letter taken off is 'a'.
'go'+'a'+'lie'='GOALIE'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for goalie that I've seen before include "On-field custodian" , "Football player" , "number one" , "one saves" , "Netkeeper, in short" .)