Absurd to put press in charge (6)
I believe the answer is:
ironic
'absurd' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?
'press in charge' is the wordplay.
'press' becomes 'iron' (ironing is a kind of pressing).
'in charge' becomes 'ic' (abbreviation for 'in charge').
'iron'+'ic'='IRONIC'
'to put' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ironic that I've seen before include "Using the opposite of the truth for humorous effect" , "Strangely apt or inapt" , "Wryly funny" , "rich" , "Being sarcastic or deliberately oblique" .)