Cryptic crossword clue
Starts to ask for opportunity to score 10

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word BEGINNINGS

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "Starts" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case starts = beginnings.
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 BEGINNINGS mean?

BEGINNINGS noun
  1. The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
  2. That which is begun; a rudiment or element.
  3. That which begins or originates something; the source or first cause.
  4. The initial portion of some extended thing.

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