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Unhappy when second entreaties faded outside (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

displeased

'unhappy' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'second entreaties faded outside' is the wordplay.
'second' becomes 's' (common abbreviation).
'entreaties' becomes 'pleas' (plea is a kind of entreaty).
'faded' becomes 'died' (I've seen this before).
'outside' indicates putting letters inside.
's'+'pleas'='spleas'
'spleas' put within 'died' is 'DISPLEASED'.

'when' is the link.

(Other definitions for displeased that I've seen before include "Upset" , "Not happy" , "Angry" , "Furious" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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