Could start having low ways as comics (6)
I believe the answer is:
clowns
'comics' is the definition.
(clown is a kind of comic)
'could start having low ways' is the wordplay.
'start' indicates taking the first letters.
'having' says to put letters next to each other.
'ways' becomes 'ns' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
The first letter of 'could' is 'c'.
'c'+'low'+'ns'='CLOWNS'
'as' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for clowns that I've seen before include "Funny circus folk" , "Circus entertainers" , "idiotic people" , "Circus comedians" , "Funny men in the circus" .)