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Inclined to have trouble starting and finishing (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tending

'inclined' is the definition.
('tending' can be similar in meaning to 'inclined')

'trouble starting and finishing' is the wordplay.
'starting' suggests taking the first letters.
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'finishing' becomes 'ending' ('end' can be a synonym of 'finish').
The first letter of 'trouble' is 't'.
't'+'ending'='TENDING'

'to have' is the link.

(Other definitions for tending that I've seen before include "Waiting on" , "Naturally disposed toward" , "Taking care of or leaning towards" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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