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Be emphatic about the pressure (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stress

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'pressure' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'be emphatic about the' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'about' could be 're' (regarding) and 're' is present in the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'sss' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for stress that I've seen before include "Emphasise the pressure" , "suffering" , "Tension; emphasis" , "Tension - accent" , "Dwell on" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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