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Demand made in divorce court case? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

exaction

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'demand' is the definition.
(I know that exaction is a type of demand)

'divorce court case?' is the wordplay.
'divorce' becomes 'ex' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'court case?' becomes 'action' (a legal action).
'ex'+'action'='EXACTION'

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(Other definitions for exaction that I've seen before include "Harsh demand" , "demanding payment" , "demand that's excessive" , "Extortion" , "demand for money" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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