The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word IRONED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result IRONED
- Pressed current Liverpool player to keep running
- Free timewas pressing
- Irritating drone I flattened
- Decreased infrared radiation ultimately in old English department
- Decreased desultory derision is misplaced
- Pressed feed?
- After eating duck, diner’s fancy decreased?
- From armchair one declines to be pressed
- Did some evening work
- In affair, one desperately pressed one’s suit, perhaps
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The straight part
We know that "pressed one’s suit, perhaps" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case pressed one’s suit, perhaps = ironed.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does IRONED mean?
IRONED verb- To pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.
- To shackle with irons; to fetter or handcuff.
- To furnish or arm with iron.