Start to matter? Crossword Clue

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Start to matter? Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

MATTER (noun)
1. a vaguely specified concern
2. some situation or event that is thought about
MATTER (verb)
1. have weight; have import, carry weight
START (verb)
1. get off the ground
2. bulge outward
START (noun)
1. the time at which something is supposed to begin
2. a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
TAIN

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24. "Just a ___!"

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29. Makes one's room look somewhat inhabitable, say

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35. Plopped down

38. Some locks

40. Give someone a ring, say

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43. "See you around!"

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49. Slowly eat into

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Down

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36. "Step ___!"

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