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Possibly being open (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

begin

'open' is the definition.
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'possibly being' is the wordplay.
'possibly' is an anagram indicator.
'being' with letters rearranged gives 'BEGIN'.

(Other definitions for begin that I've seen before include "Found" , "Partly open" , "Israeli prime minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner, d. 1992" , "Monachem --" , "Launch" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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