Crossword Genius

One learning about politician in press (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

implore

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

'one learning about politician' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'learning' becomes 'lore' (I've seen this before).
'about' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'politician' becomes 'mp'.
'lore' put after 'mp' is 'mplore'.
'i'+'mplore'='IMPLORE'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for implore that I've seen before include "More lip (anag)" , "Beg earnestly, plead" , "Ask earnestly" , "Beg desperately" , "Beg earnestly, beseech" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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