Shortly to take pressure in ladle (5)
I believe the answer is:
spoon
'ladle' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'shortly to take pressure' is the wordplay.
'shortly' becomes 'soon' (synonyms).
'to take' is an insertion indicator (inserted letters are taken in).
'pressure' becomes 'p' (abbreviation).
'soon' placed around 'p' is 'SPOON'.
'in' is the link.
(Other definitions for spoon that I've seen before include "Bowl with handle" , "Dining utensil" , "Canoodle" , "may create a stir" , "Wood formerly" .)