Escort's appeal when top stripped off (4)

Independent Cryptic #11867 | 19 Across | 2024-10-22
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I haven't cracked this one yet — but the brilliant team at Fifteensquared have:

[p] LEAD (appeal, as a verb = ask earnestly) with the first letter (top) removed. Escort, as a verb = lead = take someone somewhere.

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