Pleads (4)
'pleads' is the definition.
(begging is a kind of pleading)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for begs that I've seen before include "Pleads" , "Entreats" , "Sponges" , "Beseeches" , "Implores" .)
'pleads' is the definition.
(entreating is a kind of pleading)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for entreats that I've seen before include "Begs earnestly" , "Implores" , "Beseeches, pleads" , "Requests earnestly" .)