Start to slowly label no women (4)

I believe the answer is:

stag

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'start to slowly label no women' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'start to slowly label' is the wordplay.
'start to' says to take the initial letters.
'label' becomes 'tag' (tag is a kind of label).
The initial letter of 'slowly' is 's'.
's'+'tag'='STAG'

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(Other definitions for stag that I've seen before include "Hunted animal" , "Male beast" , "Without women" , "Male-only" , "Animal - for men only" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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