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Encouragement to start releases (4,2)

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I believe the answer is:

lets go

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'releases' is the definition.
('let go' can be a synonym of 'release')

'encouragement to start' is the wordplay.
'encouragement' becomes 'lets' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'to' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'start' becomes 'go' (synonyms).
'lets'+'go'='LETS GO'

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(Other definitions for lets go that I've seen before include "Order to leave" , "Come on then, we're off!" , "Liberates" , "Releases from one's grip" , "fires" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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