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Succeed in getting, at the outset, women’s standpoint (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wangle

'succeed in getting' is the definition.
(to wangle is to cleverly obtain)

'at the outset women's standpoint' is the wordplay.
'at the outset' suggests taking the first letters.
'standpoint' becomes 'angle' (angle is a kind of standpoint).
The first letter of 'womens' is 'w'.
'w'+'angle'='WANGLE'

(Other definitions for wangle that I've seen before include "Obtain (something) by manipulation" , "Get by crafty means" , "Obtain craftily" , "Accomplish something by scheming or trickery" , "Engineer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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