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Advantage, getting chief to begin (4,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

head start

'advantage' is the definition.
(head start is a kind of advantage)

'chief to begin' is the wordplay.
'chief' becomes 'head' ('head' can be a synonym of 'chief').
'to begin' becomes 'start' ('start' can be a synonym of 'begin').
'head'+'start'='HEAD START'

'getting' is the link.

(Other definitions for head start that I've seen before include "advantage, initially" , "Substantial initial advantage" , "'The advantage of beginning ahead of others (4,5)'" , "It improves the chances of success!" , "An early advantage for the star ad" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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