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Break actually overwhelms rector (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

infract

'break' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'actually overwhelms rector' is the wordplay.
'actually' becomes 'in fact' (synonyms).
'overwhelms' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'rector' becomes 'r'.
'infact' placed around 'r' is 'INFRACT'.

(Another definition for infract that I've seen is " Break".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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