The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word OVERREACH
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More clues leading to the result OVERREACH
- Outwit remaining authority
- Finished second to last in archery, every aim too high
- Go too far – slip up over every single old volume at first
- Concerning resistance to a head, try to be too clever
- Go too far across section of river
- Venture too far having completed stretch of river
- Get too upset concerning about-turn
- Suitor and advocate lose their heads and go too far
- Exaggerate your turn on project
- Go too far past a stretch of water
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The straight part
We know that "aim too high" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case aim too high = overreach.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does OVERREACH mean?
OVERREACH noun- An act of extending or reaching over, especially if too far or much; overextension.
- Of a horse: an act of striking the heel of a forefoot with the toe of a hindfoot; an injury caused by this action.
- To reach above or beyond, especially to an excessive degree.
- To do something beyond an appropriate limit, or beyond one's ability.
- Of a horse: to strike the heel of a forefoot with the toe of a hindfoot.
- To deceive, to swindle.
- To sail on one tack farther than is necessary.
- To get the better of, especially by artifice or cunning; to outwit.