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Start being awkward (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

begin

'start' is the definition.
(I know that begin is a action)

'being awkward' is the wordplay.
'awkward' is an anagram indicator.
'being' anagrammed gives 'BEGIN'.

(Other definitions for begin that I've seen before include "Institute" , "Monachem --" , "Get cracking" , "Partly open" , "Israeli prime minister who shared the Nobel Peace Prize with President Sadat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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