Suppress hurry, eradicating it (4,2)
I believe the answer is:
step on
'suppress' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their base form, I don't understand how they can define each other.
I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for step on that I've seen before include "Behave harshly towards" , "crush" .)