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Demand on paper (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

require

'demand' is the definition.
(requiring is a kind of demanding)

'on paper' is the wordplay.
'on' becomes 're' ('on' can be mean 'with reference to').
'paper' becomes 'quire' (paper measurement**).
're'+'quire'='REQUIRE'

(Other definitions for require that I've seen before include "Need" , "Want, demand" , ".. must have" , "exact" , "26 [ORDER]" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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