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urged

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'pressed' is the definition.
('urge' can be a synonym of 'press')

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(Other definitions for urged that I've seen before include "Strongly recommended" , "Impelled - encouraged" , "Egged on" , "Strongly advised" , "Beseeched" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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