Silly Eric eventually starts to look (3)
I believe the answer is:
see
'look' is the definition.
(I know that look is a more specific form of see)
'silly eric eventually starts' is the wordplay.
'starts' says to take the initial letters.
The first letters of 'silly eric eventually' is 'SEE'.
'to' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for see that I've seen before include "Rome, notably" , "date" , "District of a bishop - or Pope" , "Observe the bishop's jurisdiction" , "Consider; diocese" .)