Start given to European entertainer (4,6)

I believe the answer is:

dawn french

'entertainer' is the definition.
(British comedian and actor)

'start given to european' is the wordplay.
'start' becomes 'dawn' (the dawn of something is its origin).
'given to' says to put letters next to each other.
'european' becomes 'french' (I've seen this before).
'dawn'+'french'='DAWN FRENCH'

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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