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Stop oddly legitimate request (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

solicit

'request' is the definition.
(soliciting is a kind of requesting)

'stop oddly legitimate' is the wordplay.
'oddly' indicates alternate letters.
'legitimate' becomes 'licit' ('licit' can be a synonym of 'legitimate').
The alternating letters of 'stop' are 'so'.
'so'+'licit'='SOLICIT'

(Other definitions for solicit that I've seen before include "Petition - importune" , "Beg - hustle" , "Ask earnestly about colitis" , "Proposition" , "Ask (favour)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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