Think about beginning to make a holder for perfume (8)
I believe the answer is:
pomander
'holder for perfume' is the definition.
(type of ball containing perfume)
'think about beginning to make a' is the wordplay.
'think' becomes 'ponder' (pondering is a kind of thinking**).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'beginning to' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'make' is 'm'.
'm'+'a'='ma'
'ponder' enclosing 'ma' is 'POMANDER'.
(Other definitions for pomander that I've seen before include "it should clear the air" , "A ball or of sweet-smelling substances" , "Scent container" , "Perfumed ball - name-drop (anag)" , "Ball of perfumes" .)