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Appear suddenly surprised by clues, for starters! (4,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

jump leads

'starters' is the definition.
(jump leads start a vehicle)

'appear suddenly surprised by clues' is the wordplay.
'appear suddenly surprised' becomes 'jump' (you might jump if someone surprises you).
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'clues' becomes 'leads' (I've seen this before).
'jump'+'leads'='JUMP LEADS'

'for' acts as a link.

(Another definition for jump leads that I've seen is " they may help to get you started".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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