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Squeeze applied to newspapers? (5)

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press

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'to newspapers?' is the definition.
(the press is the newspaper industry)

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(Other definitions for press that I've seen before include "Reporters" , "Fourth estate" , "Apply steady force to (something)" , "Squeeze out (juice/oil)" , "Put creases in" .)

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