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Exaggerate having left party (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

overdo

'exaggerate' is the definition.
('overdo' can be a synonym of 'exaggerate')

'left party' is the wordplay.
'left' becomes 'over' (I've seen this before).
'party' becomes 'do' (do is a kind of party).
'over'+'do'='OVERDO'

'having' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for overdo that I've seen before include "Exaggerate; use too much of" , "Put too much effort into" , "Use to excess" , "Exhaust" , "Perform excessively" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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