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Drove too far ? Extra shot required (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

overhit

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'drove too far ?' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.

'extra shot required' is the wordplay.
'extra' becomes 'over' (both can mean left over).
'shot' becomes 'hit' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'required' says to put letters next to each other.
'over'+'hit'='OVERHIT'

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(Other definitions for overhit that I've seen before include "used too much whip on" , "Perhaps putt past the hole" , "struck too hard" , "Shoot past the mark" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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