Just beginning, in its initial stages (9)

I believe the answer is:

incipient

(Other definitions for incipient that I've seen before include "Nascent" , "Starting to happen" , "Developing" , "Beginning to exist, in an early stage" , "Beginning to develop" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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