Beginning to move beneath path (8)
I believe the answer is:
underway
'beginning to move beneath path' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'beginning to move beneath' is the wordplay.
'beginning' says to put letters next to each other.
'to move' becomes 'way' (way is a kind of move).
'beneath' becomes 'under' (under means beneath or underneath).
'way' after 'under' is 'UNDERWAY'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for underway that I've seen before include "(Of boat) moving through the water" , "In motion like ship setting out" , "In motion (nautical)" , "progressing?" , "In motion, making progress" .)