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In its early stages (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nascent

(Other definitions for nascent that I've seen before include "awakening" , "Coming into existence" , "Freshly generated" , "Starting to develop" , "coming into circulation?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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