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Requests fool to entertain king (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

asks

'requests' is the definition.
('ask' can be a synonym of 'request')

'fool to entertain king' is the wordplay.
'fool' becomes 'ass' (ass is a kind of fool**).
'to entertain' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'king' becomes 'k'.
'ass' placed around 'k' is 'ASKS'.

(Other definitions for asks that I've seen before include "Makes an inquiry" , "Requests information about" , "is curious" , "Inquiries" , "Begs" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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