To make progress I instigate circling press release (7)

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improve

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'to make progress' is the definition.
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'i instigate circling press release' is the wordplay.
'instigate' becomes 'move' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'circling' means one lot of letters goes inside another (circling can mean going around or containing).
'press release' becomes 'pr' (public relations).
'move' going around 'pr' is 'mprove'.
'i'+'mprove'='IMPROVE'

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(Other definitions for improve that I've seen before include "Change for the better" , "pick up" , "Get or make better" , "Polish" , "reform" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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