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Crusher made from steel melted under pressure (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pestle

'crusher' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'steel melted under pressure' is the wordplay.
'melted' indicates an anagram.
'under' means one lot of letters go next to another (below, in a down clue).
'pressure' becomes 'p' (abbreviation).
'steel' with letters rearranged gives 'estle'.
'estle' after 'p' is 'PESTLE'.

'made from' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for pestle that I've seen before include "A grinder or pounder" , "Mortar-grinding tool" , "Tool used in mortar" , "Grinder for mortar" , "Club for grinding" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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