The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word OVERDID
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result OVERDID
- Old Italian composer finally prepared and cooked too much?
- Took too far from Dover damaged passport, maybe
- Part of Nabucco Verdi definitely exaggerated
- Exaggerated bits of Rigoletto Verdi ditched
- Made too much of road in new video
- Composer gripped by overdose worked too hard
- Newly divorced, about to leave but went too far
- Exaggerated force used to catch composer
- Had too much of composer in regressive act
- Excelled after elevation central to a splendid revolution
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The straight part
We know that "worked too hard" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case worked too hard = overdid.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does OVERDID mean?
OVERDID verb- To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to carry too far.
- To cook for too long.
- To give (someone or something) too much work; to require too much effort or strength of (someone); to use up too much of (something).
- To do more than (someone); to do (something) to a greater extent.