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Began, started (9)

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I believe the answer is:

commenced

I believe this is a double definition.

'began' is the first definition.
('commence' can be a synonym of 'begin')

'started' is the second definition.
('commence' can be a synonym of 'start')

(Another definition for commenced that I've seen is " Begun".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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