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Press hack in loco? (4,5)

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I believe the answer is:

iron horse

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'loco?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'press hack' is the wordplay.
'press' becomes 'iron' (ironing is a kind of pressing).
'hack' becomes 'horse' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'iron'+'horse'='IRON HORSE'

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for iron horse that I've seen before include "Steam locomotive" , "worn-out engine" , "loco" , "An invention of the steam age" , "People made tracks for this!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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