Attendance check (4,4)
I believe the answer is:
roll call
'attendance check' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for roll call that I've seen before include "Means of checking who is present" , "Process of establishing the present" , "Check for presence" , "Method of checking who's present" , "Reading of list of names to establish attendance" .)