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Be too lavish because of a party? (6)

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I believe the answer is:

overdo

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'be too lavish' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'because of a party?' is the wordplay.
'because of' becomes 'over' (eg 'he's upset over it').
'a party?' becomes 'do' (do can informally mean a party).
'over'+'do'='OVERDO'

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(Other definitions for overdo that I've seen before include "Be excessive, say cook too long" , "Carry to excess" , "Exaggerate; use too much of" , "Carry too far" , "Use to excess" .)

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