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Appeals from Aspel? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pleas

'appeals' is the definition.
(plea is a kind of appeal)

'from aspel?' is the wordplay.
'from' indicates anagramming the letters (the anagram comes from the same letters).
'aspel' is an anagram of 'PLEAS'.

(Other definitions for pleas that I've seen before include "Urgent entreaties" , "Entreats" , "Excuses, pretexts" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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