Did the ironing in a hurry (7)

I believe the answer is:

pressed

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'in a hurry' is the definition.
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I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for pressed that I've seen before include "Coerced" , "Argued strongly and exerted force" , "crushed juice" , "Squeezed hard" , "under some strain" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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