The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word OVERACT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result OVERACT
- Plain about account for ham
- Open sandwiches are commonly initially ham
- Ham a cleric sent back during autumn month
- Ham’s old and green, containing one calorie
- Ham‘s old and green, including even bits of sauce
- Public scoffs a starter of cheese and ham
- Ham to carve in pieces
- Exaggerate about something done
- Ham it up as singing dame in the course of month
- Ham and eggs to absorb half of beer before court
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The straight part
We know that "lay it on thick" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case lay it on thick = overact.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does OVERACT mean?
OVERACT verb- To act in an exaggerated manner.
- To act upon, or influence, unduly.