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Press possibly creates fairy stories (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

implore

'press' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'fairy stories' is the wordplay.
'fairy' becomes 'imp' (imp is a kind of fairy).
'stories' becomes 'lore' (I've seen this in other clues).
'imp'+'lore'='IMPLORE'

'possibly creates' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for implore that I've seen before include "Beg earnestly, plead" , "Beg earnestly, beseech" , "Ask earnestly" , "press" , "More lip (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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