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Turns up, the foreign pitch overlooks resistance in Bastille? With this in hand, press ahead to season!

Ross

I believe the answer is:

saltcellar

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'turns up the foreign pitch overlooks resistance in bastille? with this' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'hand press ahead to season' is the wordplay.
'hand press ahead' becomes 'cellar' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'season' becomes 'salt' (salting is a kind of seasoning).
'cellar' put after 'salt' is 'SALTCELLAR'.

'in' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for saltcellar that I've seen before include "Small table dish" , "Diner's sprinkler" , "Condiment shaker" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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