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Start being silly (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

begin

'start' is the definition.
('begin' can be a synonym of 'start')

'being silly' is the wordplay.
'silly' indicates an anagram.
'being' with letters rearranged gives 'BEGIN'.

(Other definitions for begin that I've seen before include "Make a start" , "Institute" , "Israeli statesman" , "former Israeli Nobel peace prize winner" , "Get cracking" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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