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Tally day’s order (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

summons

'order' is the definition.
(summons is a kind of order)

'tally day's' is the wordplay.
'tally' becomes 'sum' (synonyms).
'day's' becomes 'mon's' (abbreviation for Monday).
'sum'+'mons'='SUMMONS'

(Other definitions for summons that I've seen before include "Call to join" , "Calls to appear" , "Order to attend court" , "Call (to court)" , "Subpoena" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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