Wild pleas uttered by Lapps (5)

I believe the answer is:

lapse

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'wild pleas uttered by lapps' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'wild pleas' is the wordplay.
'wild' indicates an anagram.
'pleas' is an anagram of 'LAPSE'.

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(Other definitions for lapse that I've seen before include "Untypical mistake" , "Fall from usual standard" , "Slip; sounds like circuits" , "Interval" , "Error; expire" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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