It's nominally capitalised (7)

I believe the answer is:

initial

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'capitalised' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are verbs in their base form.
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(Other definitions for initial that I've seen before include "Original; beginning" , "Primary" , "Sign" , "Word's first letter" , "Occurring at the start" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.

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