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Grain crop — pressure to replace British — confer (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

parley

'confer' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for parley that I've seen before include "Colloquy" , "discussion" , "Speak with another" , "Negotiation between enemies" , "Negotiate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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