The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word OVERSPENT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result OVERSPENT
- Exceeded budget, restricted on sets of bowls?
- Deliveries held, having exceeded the budget
- Doctor proves hospital department was extravagant
- Exhausted when deliveries get impounded
- Wasted deliveries get impounded
- Excessively fatigued by extravagant living?
- . Wasted six balls, nets arranged to overcome pressure
- Waste pores vent exhausted resources
- Poetry covering page in old books was extravagant
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The straight part
We know that "exceeded the budget" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case exceeded the budget = overspent.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does OVERSPENT mean?
OVERSPENT verb- To spend too much money; especially, to spend more than one earns.
- Exhausted; excessively fatigued.