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Demonstrations in favour of trials (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

protests

'demonstrations' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'in favour of trials' is the wordplay.
'in favour of' becomes 'pro' (being pro a particular cause).
'trials' becomes 'tests' ('test' can be a synonym of 'trial').
'pro'+'tests'='PROTESTS'

(Other definitions for protests that I've seen before include "Raises objection" , "Expresses an objection" , "Public demonstrations to object to something" , "Complaints and objections" .)

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