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Not feeling pressure in extremely close finish (4,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dead heat

'extremely close finish' is the definition.
(as in a dead heat in a race)

'not feeling pressure' is the wordplay.
'not feeling' becomes 'dead' (as in a dead arm).
'pressure' becomes 'heat' (I've seen this before).
'dead'+'heat'='DEAD-HEAT'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for dead heat that I've seen before include "Racing tie" , "Tie for first place in race" , "Race in which no winner is apparent" , "Exactly tied race" , "Race result in which two competitors finish exactly even" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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