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Parties appeal to him (5)

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elector

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'parties appeal to him' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'to him' is the wordplay.
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(Other definitions for elector that I've seen before include "might he make one cross?" , "One has a legal right to vote" , "One whom may vote" , "One with the power to cross" , "I choose" .)

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