Beginning of month — occasion for seafaring? (8)
I believe the answer is:
maritime
'for seafaring?' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'beginning of month occasion' is the wordplay.
'beginning of month' becomes 'mari' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'occasion' becomes 'time' (I've seen this in another clue).
'mari'+'time'='MARITIME'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for maritime that I've seen before include "Connected to the sea and sea-faring" , "beside the sea" , "Bordering on the sea" , "Concerned with the main" , "Coastal" .)