Republican with ego stops mingling to progress publication (2,2,5)
I believe the answer is:
go to press
'republican' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'ego stops mingling to progress publication' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'to' is within the answer.
'progress' could be 'go' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'go' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'press' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'with' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for go to press that I've seen before include "Start making an impression" , "Start publishing" , "Of newspapers etc, commence printing" .)