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Detective’s appeal guaranteed offence (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

displeasure

'offence' is the definition.

'detective's appeal guaranteed' is the wordplay.
'detective's' becomes 'di's' (Detective Inspector).
'appeal' becomes 'plea' (plea is a kind of appeal).
'guaranteed' becomes 'sure' (I've seen this in other clues).
'dis'+'plea'+'sure'='DISPLEASURE'

(Other definitions for displeasure that I've seen before include "Annoyance, disapproval" , "Feeling of annoyance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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