Cryptic crossword clue
End of war captured in four outrageous lines? That’s excessive 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word OVERFULL

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The straight part
We know that "excessive" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case excessive = overfull.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does OVERFULL mean?

OVERFULL adjective
  1. Excessively filled; full to overflowing
OVERFULL noun
  1. A full house that beats someone else's full house.

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