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Requisition newspapers (5)

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I believe the answer is:

press

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This could be a double definition.

'requisition' is the first definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'newspapers' is the second definition.
(the press is the newspaper industry)

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(Other definitions for press that I've seen before include "Enlist crew" , "Newspapers - bring weight to bear" , "Apply steady force to (something)" , "Crowd; urge" , "Newspapers - cupboard" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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