Found damaged gate in Rio (9)
I believe the answer is:
originate
'found' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'damaged gate in rio' is the wordplay.
'damaged' is an anagram indicator.
'gate'+'in'+'rio'='gateinrio'
'gateinrio' is an anagram of 'ORIGINATE'.
(Other definitions for originate that I've seen before include "Cause to begin, be the first" , "Create; begin" , "In spring" , "Set up" , "issue" .)