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Care of Bond's boss, hands Bond opening (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

commencement

'opening' is the definition.
('commencement' can be a synonym of 'opening')

'care of bond's boss hands bond' is the wordplay.
'care of' becomes 'co' (c/o can mean 'care of' when addressing mail).
'bond's boss' becomes 'm' (I've seen this in other clues).
'hands' becomes 'men' ('men' can be a synonym of 'hands').
'bond' becomes 'cement' (I've seen this before).
'co'+'m'+'men'+'cement'='COMMENCEMENT'

(Other definitions for commencement that I've seen before include "Origin" , "Start" , "Beginning" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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