Men figure to come round and make a start (8)
I believe the answer is:
commence
'a start' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'men figure to come round' is the wordplay.
'figure' becomes 'c' (I've seen this in other clues).
'to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'round' indicates putting letters inside.
'men'+'c'='menc'
'menc' inserted into 'come' is 'COMMENCE'.
'and make' acts as a link.
This may not be correct. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for commence that I've seen before include "Kick off" , "Start, begin" , "open" , "Start up, set about" , "Originate" .)