Formal request signed by many (8)

I believe the answer is:

petition

(Other definitions for petition that I've seen before include "Request (often by many)" , "Entreaty" , "Prayer" , "Request, maybe signed by many" , "Suit - supplication" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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