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Start to print main story, editor implored (7)

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I believe the answer is:

pleaded

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'implored' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with communicating as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'start to print main story editor' is the wordplay.
'start to' suggests taking the first letters.
'main story' becomes 'lead' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'editor' becomes 'ed'.
The initial letter of 'print' is 'p'.
'p'+'lead'+'ed'='PLEADED'

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(Other definitions for pleaded that I've seen before include "Appealed or requested earnestly" , "Made an emotional appeal" , "Begged" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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