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They may appeal to the public (7)

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I believe the answer is:

orators

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'they' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are plural nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'appeal to the public' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'appeal' could be 'o' and 'o' is found within the answer.
'to' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'may' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for orators that I've seen before include "Eloquent public speakers" , "Grand public speakers" , "Cicero and Churchill were" .)

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