Called on and was charged to enter? (4,1,5)

I believe the answer is:

paid a visit

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'charged to enter?' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.

'called on and was' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'was' could be 'is' (being is a kind of being) and 'is' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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