Tabloid needs right journalist to pressure (6)
I believe the answer is:
redtop
'tabloid' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'right journalist to pressure' is the wordplay.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'journalist' becomes 'ed' (short for editor).
'pressure' becomes 'p' (abbreviation).
'r'+'ed'+'to'+'p'='REDTOP'
'needs' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for redtop that I've seen before include "Tabloid newspaper, colloquially" , "Sensationalist tabloid newspaper" , "British tabloid paper" , "maybe, glowing over peak" , "Sun" .)