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Tries hard for specialists dismissing pressure (6)

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I believe the answer is:

exerts

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'tries hard' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'specialists dismissing pressure' is the wordplay.
'specialists' becomes 'experts' (I've seen this before).
'dismissing' is a deletion indicator.
'pressure' becomes 'p' (abbreviation).
'experts' with 'p' taken out is 'EXERTS'.

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for exerts that I've seen before include "Makes use of" , "Brings into use, say strength" , "Brings into use or to bear" , "Forcefully applies (pressure)" , "Makes strenuous effort" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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