The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 3 plus 3 letter word OVER THE TOP
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result OVER THE TOP
- Plain fellow meeting with champion too much
- Where soldiers were ordered to go too much
- Explicit film stopping progress by one member going too far
- Alien hiding in public dance is lacking restraint
- Where entrenched soldiers would go is extreme
- After six deliveries the spinner’s too much
- Alien in public dance is lacking restraint
- Into action without restraint
- Excessive to be out of the trenches
- Plainly apparent without an article on work lacking restraint
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The straight part
We know that "Too far/into no-man’s-land" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case too far/into no-man’s-land = over the top.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 OVER THE TOP mean?
OVER THE TOP adjective- Bold; beyond normal, expected, or reasonable limits; outrageous.
- (communications) Delivered across the Internet to a television or similar device.