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Conscious beginning? (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eco

'conscious beginning?' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for eco that I've seen before include "Environmental group" , "Umberto --, Italian writer" , "Concerned with the environment" , "Green prefix" , "Umberto -, Italian author (The Name of the Rose)" .)

I've seen this clue in the New York Times and the LA Times.
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