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Seeds eaten by gorilla satisfy (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

appease

'satisfy' is the definition.
(appeasing is a kind of satisfying)

'seeds eaten by gorilla' is the wordplay.
'seeds' becomes 'peas' (I have seen 'Edible seeds ' mean 'peas' so perhaps 'seeds' could also mean 'peas').
'eaten by' indicates putting letters inside.
'gorilla' becomes 'ape' (I've seen this in another clue).
'peas' going into 'ape' is 'APPEASE'.

(Other definitions for appease that I've seen before include "Placate (someone) with concessions" , "Make calm by offering concessions" , "Placate by giving in to demands" , "Mollify by making concession" , "Placate (someone) by agreeing to their demands" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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