Start of court proceedings? (7)
I believe the answer is:
service
This clue might be a double definition.
'start of' is the first definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'court proceedings?' is the second definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for service that I've seen before include "navy, for example" , "Armed force - assistance" , "Set of matching crockery" , "See 11" , "Act of assistance; ceremony" .)