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Get things done elsewhere, but not in the beginning (9)

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I believe the answer is:

outsource

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'get things done elsewhere' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'not in the beginning' is the wordplay.
'not in' becomes 'out' ('out' is the opposite to 'in').
'the beginning' becomes 'source' (source is a kind of beginning).
'out'+'source'='OUTSOURCE'

'but' is the link.

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(Other definitions for outsource that I've seen before include "Pay someone else to do" , "Put (work) to an external supplier" , "get someone independent to do it" , "Subcontract work" , "Obtain goods from external supplier" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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