About 15 years ago (not kidding), I had a veteran tell me that when something like this (i.e. clock not started) you take your best guess (not out loud) as to what to reset the clock, then go over to the table at the next dead ball and tell them that the clock didn't start but you were counting it down in your head and it should be set to - give them a number here. You can be sure no one was actually counting it down, so they're not going to argue with you if you seem adamant as to the number. It's a matter of court presence.
I've done this and it works.
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