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Exaggerate on account of the party (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

overdo

'exaggerate' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'on account of the party' is the wordplay.
'on account of' becomes 'over'.
'the party' becomes 'do' (do is a kind of party).
'over'+'do'='OVERDO'

(Other definitions for overdo that I've seen before include "Carry to excess" , "Cook wrongly" , "Sum of a persons actions (Hinduism)" , "Cook too long or act excessively" , "Put too much effort into" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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