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In the role of Lear, perhaps, which is demanding (6)

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I believe the answer is:

asking

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

'in the role of lear perhaps' is the wordplay.
'in the role of' becomes 'as' (as in an actor appearing as a character).
'lear perhaps' becomes 'king' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'as'+'king'='ASKING'

'which' is the link.

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(Other definitions for asking that I've seen before include "Making enquiries" , "Making request" , "Proposing" , "Inviting (to an event)" , "Putting question or requesting" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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