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Implore, plead (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

beg

I believe this is a double definition.

'implore' is the first definition.
(I know that implore can be written as beg)

'plead' is the second definition.
(I know that beg is a more specific form of plead)

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

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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