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Appears to check a manuscript (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

seems

'appears' is the definition.
('seem' can be a synonym of 'appear')

'check a manuscript' is the wordplay.
'check' becomes 'see' (synonyms).
'a manuscript' becomes 'ms' (abbreviation for manuscript).
'see'+'ms'='SEEMS'

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for seems that I've seen before include "Appears, looks" , "Gives a certain impression" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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