Formal protest organised from Roman centres (12)

I believe the answer is:

remonstrance

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'formal protest' is the definition.
'remonstrance' can be an answer for 'protest' (I've seen this before). I am unsure of the 'formal' bit.

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(Other definitions for remonstrance that I've seen before include "Strong protest" , "petition" , "complaint" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.

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