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Persuade commanding officer with a kiss (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

coax

'persuade' is the definition.
(to coax someone is to persuade them)

'commanding officer with a kiss' is the wordplay.
'commanding officer' becomes 'co'.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'kiss' becomes 'x' (X can represent a kiss).
'co'+'a'+'x'='COAX'

(Other definitions for coax that I've seen before include "Get round" , "Attempt to manipulate" , "Wheedle, persuade by flattery" , "Persuade; type of cable" , "Wheedle, cajole" .)

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