Pressure applied to city of old Georgia to eliminate dissidents? (5)
I believe the answer is:
purge
'eliminate dissidents?' is the definition.
'purge' can be an answer for 'eliminate' (I've seen this before). I am not sure about the 'dissidents?' bit.
'pressure applied to city of old georgia' is the wordplay.
'pressure' becomes 'p' (abbreviation).
'applied to' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'city of old' becomes 'ur' (ancient Sumerian city).
'georgia' becomes 'ge' (abbreviation for the European country).
'p'+'ur'+'ge'='PURGE'
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for purge that I've seen before include "Exterminate" , "Liquidate" , "Eliminate or expiate" , "Removal by cleansing" , "empty bowels" .)