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Press irritate Oriental in rally (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

jamboree

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

'press irritate oriental' is the wordplay.
'press' becomes 'jam' ('jam' can be a synonym of 'press').
'irritate' becomes 'bore' (I've seen this before).
'oriental' becomes 'e'.
'jam'+'bore'+'e'='JAMBOREE'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for jamboree that I've seen before include "Large and lively party" , "'Gala get-together, of scouts say (8)'" , "Lively gathering" , "beano" , "A mere job (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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