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Demand and obtain old deed (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

exact

'demand and obtain' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'old deed' is the wordplay.
'old' becomes 'ex' (prefix meaning former or onetime).
'deed' becomes 'act' (an action).
'ex'+'act'='EXACT'

(Other definitions for exact that I've seen before include "Completely accurate" , "On the nail" , "Correct; insist on" , "Explicit" , "totally accurate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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