Cryptic crossword clue
Maintains a rising pressure 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ASSERTS

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What does ASSERTS mean?

ASSERTS verb
  1. To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively.
  2. To use or exercise and thereby prove the existence of.
  3. To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to
  4. To specify that a condition or expression is true at a certain point in the code.
  5. To set a signal on a line using a voltage or electric current.

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