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Emphasize the strain (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stress

This clue is a double definition.

'emphasize' is the first definition.
(I know that emphasize can be written as stress)

'the strain' is the second definition.
(stress is a kind of strain)

(Other definitions for stress that I've seen before include "suffering" , "Emphasize" , "Draw attention to" , "Emphasise the pressure" , "State mental or emotional strain" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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