Beginning to exist, in an early stage (9)

I believe the answer is:

incipient

(Other definitions for incipient that I've seen before include "Nascent" , "Beginning to develop" , "Starting to happen" , "Beginning to exist, in an early stage" , "Developing" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Simplex) and The Irish Times.

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