The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word NASCENT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result NASCENT
- Beginning or ending of mountain climb
- Dawning of new progressive movement
- Just beginning northern mountain climb
- Recalled article: trail is just starting
- Just beginning new climb
- Budding artist initially wearing new perfume
- Beginning to develop northern way up mountain
- Starting out on climb, nervous initially
- Developing article that's picked up trail
- New, like coin making initial appearance
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The straight part
We know that "Beginning" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case beginning = nascent.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does NASCENT mean?
NASCENT adjective- Emerging; just coming into existence.
- Describing a quantity of object that is starting to grow from zero or an infinitesimal beginning. Also the creation or identification of an infinitesimal delta.
- Describing the state, aspect, or practice of an abstract concept.
- Of the state of an element at the time it is being generated from some compound or transitioning from one state to another; Newly released from a compound (especially hydrogen and oxygen) by a chemical reaction or electrolysis and possessing heightened reactivity; Newly synthesized (especially protein or RNA) by translation or transcription.