The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word FLATIRON
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result FLATIRON
- With which one pressed beginner to fill pastry
- Smoother rookie into tart
- New York building providing accommodation above club
- Beginner’s tart casing that was hot and heavy
- Accommodation over club that’s no longer a pressing requirement
- This can decrease apartment's steel input
- Talent taking time over something pressing?
- Lacklustre club’s pressing requirement?
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The straight part
We know that "pressing requirement" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case pressing requirement = flatiron.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does FLATIRON mean?
FLATIRON noun- A tough cut of beef from the shoulder of the steer.
- A simple iron (for pressing laundry) which is heated on a stove.
- A pair of metal tongs with heated ceramic plates used for straightening hair.
- (especially referring to the shape of a building) a quadrilateral with two parallel sides, one of which is very short, and whose non-parallel sides are longer than either parallel side.
- A steeply sloping triangular landform created by the differential erosion of a steeply dipping, erosion-resistant layer of rock overlying softer strata.
- Having a flatiron shape.