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An appealing sort of accent (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

acute

'sort of accent' is the definition.
(accent acute is a type of accent mark)

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

(Other definitions for acute that I've seen before include "Critical: shrewd" , "Canny" , "quick on the uptake" , "Sharp as of mind - or pain" , "Penetrating; accent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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