Press lecturer to leave stuff (6)

I believe the answer is:

fatten

'stuff' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

I can't explain the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for fatten that I've seen before include "Make plump" , "Make chubbier" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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