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Press piece regularly seen as sarcastic (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ironic

'sarcastic' is the definition.
('ironic' can be similar in meaning to 'sarcastic')

'press piece regularly seen' is the wordplay.
'press' becomes 'iron' (ironing is a kind of pressing).
'regularly seen' means one should take alternating letters.
The alternating letters of 'piece' are 'ic'.
'iron'+'ic'='IRONIC'

'as' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for ironic that I've seen before include "Wryly satirical" , "Perversely amusing" , "'Wry, incongruous (6)'" , "(Of a happening) having significance not perceived at the time" , "not as you'd expect" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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