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Make stronger appeal (notes for parish priest) (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

anneal

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'make' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to change as well as being verbs in their base form.
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(Other definitions for anneal that I've seen before include "get tough" , "toughening process" , "Temper by heat treatment" , "Toughen by a process of gradually heating and cooling" , "Destress using heat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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