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It's said to be polite (6)

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I believe the answer is:

please

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'it's said to be polite' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'it's said to be polite' is the wordplay.
'it's' becomes 'e's' ('e' can mean 'electronic' which is similar to 'IT').
'said' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'be polite' becomes 'pl' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'es' is a homophone of 'ease'.
'ease' after 'pl' is 'PLEASE'.

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(Other definitions for please that I've seen before include "Satisfy aesthetically" , "Satisfy or gratify" , "Cause (someone) to feel satisfied" , "Gratify as by a sleep" , "Satisfy while asleep" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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