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This baker is to start new project (5,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

break ground

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'to start new project' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'this baker' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
an anagram of 'baker' is 'break' which is within the answer.
The remaining letters 'ground' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'is' is the link.

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I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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