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Increasing pressure troubled IPL, seemingly? No? Yes! (9)

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I believe the answer is:

impelling

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'increasing pressure' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are present participle verbs, I can't see how one could define the other.

'troubled ipl seemingly? no? yes' is the wordplay.
'troubled' indicates an anagram.
'no?' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'ipl'+'seemingly'='iplseemingly'
'iplseemingly' with 'yes' removed is 'iplemingl'.
'iplemingl' with letters rearranged gives 'IMPELLING'.

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