Commenced (5)

I believe the answer is:

began

'commenced' is the definition.
('begin' can be a synonym of 'commence')

This is all the clue.

(Another definition for began that I've seen is " Commenced, started".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald, the Universal, The Mirror and The Telegraph.

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