Screenwriter's starting point Crossword Clue

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Screenwriter's starting point Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. take something as preexisting and given
2. furnish with a preface or introduction
(noun)
1. a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SCREENWRITER (noun)
1. someone who writes screenplays
STARTING (noun)
1. a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)
STARTING (adjective)
1. appropriate to the beginning or start of an event
2. (especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear

Hint 3: Anagram

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