Demanded (7)
I believe the answer is:
claimed
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">demanded</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(claiming is a kind of demanding)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for claimed that I've seen before include "Asserted, contended" , "Called for" , "Asserted right to or interest in" , "Asserted one's right to" , "Declared" .)