Paul in debt, probably asking for a stroke? (7)

I believe the answer is:

meowing

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'probably asking for a stroke?' is the definition.
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'paul in debt' is the wordplay.
'paul' becomes 'me' (where the crossword setter is 'Paul').
'in debt' becomes 'owing' (I've seen this before).
'me'+'owing'='MEOWING'

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