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Happy to make appeals to the Editor (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pleased

'happy' is the definition.
('pleased' can be similar in meaning to 'happy')

'appeals to the editor' is the wordplay.
'appeals' becomes 'pleas' (plea is a kind of appeal).
'to the editor' becomes 'ed'.
'pleas'+'ed'='PLEASED'

'to make' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for pleased that I've seen before include "Well satisfied" , "Euphoric" , "Happy, satisfied" , "like Punch?" , "Content" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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