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Start being eccentric (5)

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I believe the answer is:

begin

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

'being eccentric' is the wordplay.
'eccentric' indicates an anagram.
'being' is an anagram of 'BEGIN'.

(Other definitions for begin that I've seen before include "Get cracking" , "Found" , "Israeli prime minister who shared the Nobel Peace Prize with President Sadat" , "Make a start" , "Israeli prime minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner, d. 1992" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror and The Daily Express.
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