Commenced (5)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">commenced</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('begin' can be a synonym of 'commence')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Another definition for began that I've seen is " Commenced, started".)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">commenced</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('start' can be a synonym of 'commence')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for started that I've seen before include "Began; flinched" , "kicked-off" , "Began, jumped" , "Originated" , "showed surprise" .)