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Launch, trigger (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

initiate

I believe this is a double definition.

'launch' is the first definition.
(I know that launch can be written as initiate)

'trigger' is the second definition.
(I know that trigger is a more specific form of initiate)

(Other definitions for initiate that I've seen before include "having special knowledge" , "Originate" , "Start, launch" , "Make something begin" , "Begin or admit into a closed society" .)

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