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Sign of a pressing need? (6)

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crease

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'sign of a pressing need' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with contact as well as being verbs in their base form.
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(Other definitions for crease that I've seen before include "Line made by folding" , "Mark made by fold" , "found on cricket pitch" , "Dagger rarely" , "feature of smart trousers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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