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Press opportunity to move over European statesman (4,10)

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I believe the answer is:

iron chancellor

'european statesman' is the definition.
(nickname of German chancellor Otto von Bismarck)

'press opportunity to move over' is the wordplay.
'press' becomes 'iron' (ironing is a kind of pressing).
'opportunity' becomes 'chance' (synonyms).
'to move' becomes 'roll' (rolling is a type of movement).
'over' is a reversal indicator.
'roll' reversed gives 'llor'.
'iron'+'chance'+'llor'='IRON CHANCELLOR'

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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