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Commended as pressure increased (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

praised

'commended' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'pressure increased' is the wordplay.
'pressure' becomes 'p' (abbreviation).
'increased' becomes 'raised' (raising is a kind of increasing).
'p'+'raised'='PRAISED'

'as' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for praised that I've seen before include "Commended" , "Exalted" , "Lauded, extolled" , "Acclaimed" , "well-received" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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