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Entreat to be good (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

beg

'entreat' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'be good' is the wordplay.
'good' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'be'+'g'='BEG'

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for beg that I've seen before include "Ask humbly" , "Solicit charity" , "Plead or importune" , "Get by any means - . . ., borrow or steal" , "Ask for money, scrounge" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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