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Calls for demos: and for nothing (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

demands

'calls for' is the definition.
('demand' can be a synonym of 'call for')

I can't explain the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for demands that I've seen before include "Orders" , "Insistent requests" , "Requests forcefully" , "Requires" , "Asks peremptorily" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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