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Dock for one minute close to overload (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

weed

'dock' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'one minute close to overload' is the wordplay.
'one minute' becomes 'wee' (I've seen this before).
'close to' suggests the final letters (the close/ending of).
The last letter of 'overload' is 'd'.
'wee'+'d'='WEED'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for weed that I've seen before include "dope" , "Made water" , "gardening" , "nuisance in bed" , "gone!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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