Writ summoning a person to appear in court (8)

I believe the answer is:

subpoena

(Other definitions for subpoena that I've seen before include "Summon to court" , "A summons to attend court case" , "Writ commanding appearance in court" , "Writ commanding person to appear in court" , "Writ commanding court attendance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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