Begin making tarts (5)

I believe the answer is:

start

'begin' is the definition.
(I know that begin can be written as start)

'making tarts' is the wordplay.
'making' indicates anagramming the letters.
'tarts' with letters rearranged gives 'START'.

(Other definitions for start that I've seen before include "Origin" , "launch" , "Onset" , "Begin; flinch" , "Jerk" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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