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An appeal for honesty just before affairs (4,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fair dos

'an appeal for honesty' is the definition.
(request for fair treatment)

'just before affairs' is the wordplay.
'just' becomes 'fair' (just can mean fair in the sense of showing justice).
'before' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'affairs' becomes 'dos' (do is a kind of affair).
'fair'+'dos'='FAIR DOS'

(Another definition for fair dos that I've seen is " Equal treatment".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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