Cryptic crossword clue
More aggressive offensive that is meeting resistance 7

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

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What does PUSHIER mean?

PUSHIER adjective
  1. Aggressively ambitious; overly assertive, bold or determined.

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