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Be there at the start and finish (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

attend

'be there' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'at the start and finish' is the wordplay.
'start' says to take the initial letters.
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'finish' becomes 'end' (synonyms).
The initial letter of 'the' is 't'.
'at'+'t'+'end'='ATTEND'

(Other definitions for attend that I've seen before include "Listen carefully" , "put in an appearance" , "Listen closely" , "Go regularly to (school)" , "Pay heed" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald and The Globe and Mail.
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