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Hat leaving Charlie with rings -- bowler sometimes does this (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

appeals

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'bowler sometimes does this' is the definition.
(a bowler might appeal in cricket)

'hat leaving charlie with rings' is the wordplay.
'hat' becomes 'cap' (I've seen this before).
'leaving' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'charlie' becomes 'c' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'with rings' becomes 'peals' (pealing is a kind of ringing. I am not sure about the 'with' bit.**).
'cap' with 'c' taken away is 'ap'.
'ap'+'peals'='APPEALS'

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(Other definitions for appeals that I've seen before include "Makes earnest request" , "Asks" , "Earnest requests" , "Requests earnestly" , "Urgent requests" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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