Cryptic crossword clue
Pressurising old chap about cooked rice 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word COERCIVE

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The straight part
We know that "Pressurising" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case pressurising = coercive.
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 COERCIVE mean?

COERCIVE adjective
  1. Displaying a tendency or intent to coerce
  2. (of a function F) such that the ration of
  3. F(x)
  4. to x approaches infinity as x approaches infinity

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