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Issued an edict, say (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

demanded

(Other definitions for demanded that I've seen before include "Dictated" , "Insisted upon" , "Called for" , "Requested forcefully" , "Requested imperiously as if by right" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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