Persuade an agency girl to start typing (5)
I believe the answer is:
tempt
'persuade' is the definition.
(I know this)
'an agency girl to start typing' is the wordplay.
'an agency girl' becomes 'temp' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'to start' indicates taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'typing' is 't'.
'temp'+'t'='TEMPT'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tempt that I've seen before include "Try to persuade to do wrong" , "Allure, entice" , "Coax" , "Attract, charm, entice" , "Entice; risk provoking (fate)" .)