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Required and rang to get (6,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

called for

'required' is the definition.
(calling for is a kind of requiring)

'rang to get' is the wordplay.
'rang' becomes 'called' ('call' can be a synonym of 'ring').
'to get' becomes 'for' (as in 'to go shopping for presents').
'called'+'for'='CALLED FOR'

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for called for that I've seen before include "Justified" , "summoned" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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