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Pressing for one net to be prepared to include whole team (7)

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I believe the answer is:

exigent

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'pressing' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'for one net to be prepared to include whole team' is the wordplay.
'for one' becomes 'eg' (both can mean 'for example').
'to be prepared' indicates anagramming the letters.
'to include' is an insertion indicator.
'whole team' becomes 'xi' (a football team, from Roman numerals for 11. I am not sure about the 'whole' bit.).
'net' anagrammed gives 'ent'.
'eg'+'ent'='egent'
'egent' placed around 'xi' is 'EXIGENT'.

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(Other definitions for exigent that I've seen before include "Pressing and urgent" , "Demanding immediate attention" , "Urgent and exacting" , "Pressing; demanding" , "Urgent and taxing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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