Desperate requests (5)
I believe the answer is:
pleas
(Other definitions for pleas that I've seen before include "Urgent entreaties" , "Excuses, pretexts" , "Entreats" .)
I've seen this clue in The Washington Post Sunday and the USA Today.
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