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Implored Associated Press to report missing rind... (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

appealed

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'implored' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with communicating as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'associated press to report missing rind' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'associated press' could be 'ap' and 'ap' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'pealed' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for appealed that I've seen before include "Begged - was attractive" , "Took a case to a higher court for review" , "attracted interest" , "Asked for" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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