It's pushed in a crisis (5,6)
I believe the answer is:
panic button
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">it's pushed in a crisis</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for panic button that I've seen before include "article provided to press in emergency" , "One hit by the terrified" , "What's hit in an emergency" .)