Start of legal competence (3,2,7)
I believe the answer is:
age of consent
(Other definitions for age of consent that I've seen before include "Time when agreement becomes legally valid" , "Beyond which relations allowed" , "Legal majority?" .)
I've seen this clue in The Times.
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