The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word FAT
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result FAT
- Thick offender having stumbled in seconds
- Cause of obesity is mostly inevitable destiny
- Rich Liberal leaves apartment
- Starts with frankfurter and teewurst as Bunter
- Substantial article in newspaper
- Overindulgent pasta chef ends up so?
- Overweight from regular feasts
- As Bunter starts with fork and trifle
- Article in paper about obesity?
- Skimmed folio about stopping destiny
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The straight part
We know that "Overweight" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case overweight = fat.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does FAT mean?
FAT noun- A specialized animal tissue with a high oil content, used for long-term storage of energy.
- A refined substance chemically resembling the oils in animal fat.
- That part of an organization deemed wasteful.
- An erection.
- A poorly played shot where the ball is struck by the top part of the club head. (see also thin, shank, toe)
- The best or richest productions; the best part.
- Work containing much blank, or its equivalent, and therefore profitable to the compositor.
- A fat person.
- A beef cattle fattened for sale.
- To make fat; to fatten.
- To become fat; to fatten.
- Carrying more fat than usual on one's body; plump; not lean or thin.
- Thick.
- Bountiful.
- Oily; greasy; unctuous; rich (said of food).
- Exhibiting the qualities of a fat animal; coarse; heavy; gross; dull; stupid.
- Fertile; productive.
- Rich; producing a large income; desirable.
- Abounding in riches; affluent; fortunate.
- Of a character which enables the compositor to make large wages; said of matter containing blank, cuts, or many leads, etc.
- (originally African American Vernacular English) Excellent; cool; very good.
- Sexy.
- Rich in texture; prominent.
- A large tub or vessel for water, wine, or other liquids; a cistern.
- A dry measure, generally equal to nine bushels.