Copper with hobby, say, ignoring pressure to make superintendent (7)
I believe the answer is:
curator
'superintendent' is the definition.
(a curator manages or superintends a museum)
'copper with hobby say ignoring pressure' is the wordplay.
'copper with' becomes 'cu' (chemical symbol. I am not sure about the 'with' bit.).
'hobby say' becomes 'raptor' (hobby is a kind of raptor).
'ignoring' is a deletion indicator.
'pressure' becomes 'p' (abbreviation).
'raptor' with 'p' taken away is 'rator'.
'cu'+'rator'='CURATOR'
'to make' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for curator that I've seen before include "Guardian" , "Custodian - caretaker" , "Artistic director" , "Museum official" , "Custodian of a collection" .)