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Calls for supplies? (7)

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I believe the answer is:

demands

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This clue could be a double definition.

'calls for' is the first definition.
('demand' can be a synonym of 'call for')

'supplies?' is the second definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

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(Other definitions for demands that I've seen before include "Insists upon" , "Asks peremptorily" , "Requests forcefully" , "Insistent requests" , "Orders" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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