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75% of display in public was excessive (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

overshot

'was excessive' is the definition.
(to overshoot is to be excessive)

I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for overshot that I've seen before include "Went beyond the mark" , "Went past the mark" , "Went too far" , "needed to pull back?" , "Exceeded" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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