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Earnest appeal (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

plea

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">earnest appeal</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for plea that I've seen before include "Excuse - pretext" , "Defence - excuse - appeal" , "Request for mercy?" , "Answer made by the accused to the charge" , "Excuse, entreaty" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times, the Boston Globe, The Telegraph, the Newsday.com, the USA Today and the Irish Times (Simplex).
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