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So that till's working at the start (2,5,2)

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I believe the answer is:

in order to

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'so' is the definition.
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'till's working at the start' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'working' could be 'inorder' (I've seen this before) and 'inorder' is found within the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found within the answer.
A single letter 'o' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'that' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for in order to that I've seen is " So one can".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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