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Squirm like a man under summons? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

writhe

'squirm' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'man under summons?' is the wordplay.
'man' becomes 'he' (he refers to a man).
'under' says to put letters next to each other (below, in a down clue).
'summons?' becomes 'writ' (legal summons).
'he' put after 'writ' is 'WRITHE'.

'like a' is the link.

(Other definitions for writhe that I've seen before include "Wriggle" , "feel acute embarrassment" , "worm" , "Squirm in pain" , "'Twist, squirm (6)'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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