"start with a clean sheet of paper" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: starts with a clean sheet of paper [present, singular, third-person], starting with a clean sheet of paper [participle, present], started with a clean sheet of paper [participle, past], started with a clean sheet of paper [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} start with a clean sheet of paper (third-person singular simple present starts with a clean sheet of paper, present participle starting with a clean sheet of paper, simple past and past participle started with a clean sheet of paper)
  1. (idiomatic) Alternative form of start with a clean sheet. Tags: alt-of, alternative, idiomatic Alternative form of: start with a clean sheet
    Sense id: en-start_with_a_clean_sheet_of_paper-en-verb-v9vFDa~i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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    },
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