Ironing needing immediate attention (8)
I believe the answer is:
pressing
'ironing' is the definition.
(I know that ironing can be written as pressing)
I can't explain the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pressing that I've seen before include "Important" , "in need of immediate attention" , "Requiring quick action" , "Requiring immediate attention" , "Urgent or crowding" .)