Commended to get pressure lifted (7)
I believe the answer is:
praised
'commended' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'pressure lifted' is the wordplay.
'pressure' becomes 'p' (abbreviation).
'lifted' becomes 'raised' ('raise' can be a synonym of 'lift').
'p'+'raised'='PRAISED'
'to get' is the link.
(Other definitions for praised that I've seen before include "well-received" , "Commended" , "Acclaimed" , "Expressed approval of" , "Exalted" .)