Pressed co-chair on education squeezes (6)
I believe the answer is:
ironed
'pressed' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
'co-chair on education squeezes' is the wordplay.
'squeezes' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (squeeze can mean to embrace).
'IRONED' can be found hidden inside 'co chair on education'.
(Other definitions for ironed that I've seen before include "flattened" , "Smoothed out wrinkles" , "Smoothed the cloth with heat" , "Got rid of creases" , "Smoothed clothes using heavy object" .)