Persuade by flattery (7)
(Other definitions for wheedle that I've seen before include "Deploy sweet talk" , "Wheeled around to coax" , "Cajole or attempt to persuade by flattery" , "Entice by soft words" , "Inveigle using sweet-talk" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">persuade by flattery</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for cajole that I've seen before include "Wheedle, sweet-talk" , "Coax through flattery" , "Urge by gentle flattery" , "'Coax, inveigle (6)'" , "Wheedle - coax" .)