Appeal to rent cycles before lunch? (7)
I believe the answer is:
entreat
'appeal to' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'rent cycles before lunch?' is the wordplay.
'cycles' indicates anagramming the letters.
'before' says to put letters next to each other.
'lunch?' becomes 'eat' (to lunch can mean to eat lunch).
'rent' anagrammed gives 'entr'.
'entr'+'eat'='ENTREAT'
(Other definitions for entreat that I've seen before include "Sue" , "Will's pass" , "Request earnestly" , "petition" , "go begging?" .)