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An appealing accent (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

acute

'accent' is the definition.
(acute is a kind of accent)

'an appealing' is the wordplay.
'an' becomes 'a'.
'appealing' becomes 'cute' (I've seen this in another clue).
'a'+'cute'='ACUTE'

(Other definitions for acute that I've seen before include "Shrewd; severe" , "Severe, penetrating" , "Critical, serious" , "Short and severe" , "Canny" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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