Cryptic crossword clue
Start, lecture, end — are they nouns or verbs? 5,2,6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 2 plus 6 letter word PARTS OF SPEECH

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
P
A
R
T
S
O
F
S
P
E
E
C
H

Buddy explains!

The straight part
We know that "nouns or verbs" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case nouns or verbs = parts of speech.
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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.

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