To start with, be embarrassed by the early enthusiasm (5,5)
I believe the answer is:
first flush
'early enthusiasm' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.
'to start with be embarrassed by' is the wordplay.
'to start' becomes 'first' (synonyms).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'be embarrassed by' becomes 'flush' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'first'+'flush'='FIRST FLUSH'
'the' is the link.
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