Detective suffering derision from press team (8)
I believe the answer is:
ironside
'detective suffering' is the definition.
(US TV detective)
'press team' is the wordplay.
'press' becomes 'iron' (ironing is a kind of pressing).
'team' becomes 'side' (both can mean a sports team).
'iron'+'side'='IRONSIDE'
'derision from' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.
(Other definitions for ironside that I've seen before include "Cromwell's soldier" , "Armoured Cromwellian" , "Edmund" , "TV cop" , "Nickname for a strong man, such as Oliver Cromwell" .)