The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word OVERDO
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result OVERDO
- Take to excess, using more than one delivery note
- Cook too much, having finished party?
- Exaggerate what lover doubtfully admits
- Cook too much, party having finished earlier
- Exaggerate, having finished act
- Missing Latin lover at party, go too far
- Loves entertaining composer, not one to dramatise
- Spoil Roverendlessly
- Rings about barman detailed as cook for too long
- Cook too much food, revoltingly somewhat on the turn
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The straight part
We know that "dramatise" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case dramatise = overdo.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does OVERDO mean?
OVERDO 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.