Press it rudely? (7)

I believe the answer is:

persist

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'press it rudely?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'press it rudely?' is the wordplay.
'rudely?' indicates anagramming the letters (rude can mean rough or unrefined).
'press'+'it'='pressit'
'pressit' is an anagram of 'PERSIST'.

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(Other definitions for persist that I've seen before include "Continue in spite of difficulty" , "Continue in the face of resistance" , "Show doggedness" , "Continue to exist" , "Refuse to stop" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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