Start a tennis point (5)

I believe the answer is:

serve

(Other definitions for serve that I've seen before include "Perform duties for" , "Start a tennis match" , "Deliver" , "Wait - start the game" , "Act as waiter" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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