Delete the First Letter

EXAMPLE: Discover minister lighting fires (5) [1]

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AFTER 1

AFTER COMMENCEMENT

AFTER IT BEGAN

AFTER ONE

AFTER THE BEGINNING

AFTER THE FIRST

AFTER THE START

ARRIVING LATE

BAREHEADED

BEGINNING TO GO

BEHEAD

BEHEADED

BEHEADING

BLOWING TOP

BURING THE LEDE

CAP OFF

DECAPITATE

DECAPITATED

DEPOSE LEADER

DEPOSING LEADER

DISCOVER

DISCOVERED

DISMISSING OPENER

DON’T START

EXCEPT THE LEADER

FAIL TO START

FIRST CUT

FIRST OFF

FROM ALMOST THE BEGINNING

FROM JUST AFTER THE START

GUILLOTINED

HEAD AWAY

HEAD OFF

HEADLESS

IGNORE LEADER

INITIALLY DOWN

INITIALLY GOING

INITIALLY LACKING

INITIALLY REJECTED

LEAD AWAY

LEADERLESS  

LEFT WING LOST

LIFTING THE LID

LOSING ONE’S HEAD

LOSING OPENER  

MISSING THE FIRST  

MISSING THE KICKOFF

MOUTH OFF

NEEDING NO INTRODUCTION 

NO OPENING

NON-STARTER

NOT BEGINNING  

NOT COMMENCING 

NOT INITIALLY

NOT ORIGINALLY

NOT PRIMARILY

NOT STARTING

OUST LEADER

REFUSE STARTER

REMOVE LID

REMOVE TOP

ROOF BLOWN OFF

SCRATCH HEAD

SCRATCH THE HEAD

SCRATCH THE HEAD  

SHAVE HEAD

SKIP PRELIMINARIES

SKIPPING COMMENCEMENT

SKIPPING THE PREMIERE

START OFF

START TO GO  

STARTING LATE

STRIKE THE HEAD  

SUGGESTION OF

TASTE OF

TIP OFF

TOP OFF

TOPLESS

UNCOVERED 

UNINITIATED  

UNOPENED

UNSTARTED  

WITHOUT OPENING

WITHOUT ORIGIN

WON’T START

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[1]  [P]ARSON

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