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Requests said to give satisfaction (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pleas

'requests' is the definition.
(plea is a kind of request)

'said to give satisfaction' is the wordplay.
'said' shows a homophone (sound like).
'to give satisfaction' becomes 'please' (I've seen this before).
'please' is a homophone of 'PLEAS'.

(Other definitions for pleas that I've seen before include "Entreats" , "Excuses, pretexts" , "Urgent entreaties" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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