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Is seedy, yet has some appeal (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pea

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'is seedy yet' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'some appeal' is the wordplay.
'some' indicates a hidden word (some parts of the word are used).
'PEA' is hidden within 'appeal'.

'has' is the link.

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(Other definitions for pea that I've seen before include "Vegetable in a whistle" , "Tiny stone" , "Pulse vegetable" , "registered by princess in bed" , "Small vegetable" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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