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Possibly begin living (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

being

'living' is the definition.
('be' can be a synonym of 'live')

'possibly begin' is the wordplay.
'possibly' is an anagram indicator.
'begin' anagrammed gives 'BEING'.

(Other definitions for being that I've seen before include "A living creature" , "Person" , "Human, perhaps" , "Living thing" , "A matter of 9 in the play" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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