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Just beginning nice pint I ordered (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

incipient

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'just beginning' is the definition.
'incipient' can be an answer for 'beginning' (I've seen this before). I am not certain of the 'just' bit.

'nice pint i ordered' is the wordplay.
'ordered' is an anagram indicator.
'nice'+'pint'+'i'='nicepinti'
'nicepinti' anagrammed gives 'INCIPIENT'.

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

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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