Call for a motion to dismiss? (4,4)
I believe the answer is:
hows that
'motion to dismiss?' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.
'call for a' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'call' could be 'ho' (historical exclamation used to attract attention) and 'ho' is found within the answer.
'a' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hows that that I've seen before include "Bowler's cry" , "Well?" , "Cricketing shout" , "Cricket's appeal?" , "Cricketing appeal" .)