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Continue to try to get the TV working (5,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

press on

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'continue' is the definition.
(to press on with something is to continue with it)

'try to get the tv working' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'working' could be 'on' (e.g. a machine is working or on) and 'on' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'press' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for press on that I've seen before include "Keep going forward" , "Hasten insistently" , "Persevere doggedly, quickly" , "Continue (regardless)" , "Continue (with action)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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