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Pressure, metaphorically

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I believe the answer is:

heat

(Other definitions for heat that I've seen before include "It's measured in therms" , "Toast" , "Get agitated" , "Preliminary round in a contest" , "eliminating round" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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