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Try to get volunteers at the outset (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

taste

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'try' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'volunteers at the outset' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'volunteers' could be 'ta' (abbreviation for Territorial Army) and 'ta' is present in the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'se' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'to get' is the link.

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(Other definitions for taste that I've seen before include "Test for flavour" , "A sense; briefly sample" , "To eat sparingly" , "Fine discernment" , "Sample by eating or drinking a little" .)

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