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Draw somersaulting relative next to ring (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

appeal

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'draw' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'somersaulting relative next to ring' is the wordplay.
'somersaulting relative next' becomes 'ap' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'to ring' becomes 'peal' (pealing is a kind of ringing).
'ap'+'peal'='APPEAL'

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(Other definitions for appeal that I've seen before include "Charity fund-raising" , "Supplication to take a higher court" , "Bring case to higher court for adjudication" , "prayer" , "Take case to higher court to challenge verdict" .)

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