The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 7 letter word PRESS RELEASE
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More clues leading to the result PRESS RELEASE
- Announcement to urge on contract
- Urge to let on about official statement
- “Crowd let loose” communiqué
- Urgency about rental agreement? Information here
- How to start machine that’s given to media?
- News handout of journalists’ redundancy
- Push lever to gets news handout
- Media report on a logical exit strategy
- Crowd catch an official statement
- Push button for news sheet
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "official statement" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case official statement = press release.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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