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Carry on to each extreme (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

persevere

'carry' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'on to each extreme' is the wordplay.
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'to each' becomes 'per'.
'extreme' becomes 'severe' ('severe' can be a synonym of 'extreme').
'per' next to 'severe' is 'PERSEVERE'.

(Other definitions for persevere that I've seen before include "Persist, stick at" , "Continue despite difficulties" , "Soldier on" , "Hang on in there" , "hold on" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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