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Provoked to summon in India (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

incited

'provoked' is the definition.
(inciting is a kind of provoking)

'summon in india' is the wordplay.
'summon' becomes 'cite' (synonyms).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'india' becomes 'ind' (abbreviation).
'cite' placed into 'ind' is 'INCITED'.

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for incited that I've seen before include "Stirred up (trouble)" , "Provoked and urged on" , "Egged on to action as in edict" , "was much encouraged" , "Encouraged, stirred up" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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