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Excesses to which the middleman would never go (8)

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I believe the answer is:

extremes

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'excesses' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both human attributes as well as being plural nouns.
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(Other definitions for extremes that I've seen before include "They are said to meet" , "Go to ........ to take drastic action" , "End of range items" , "Fanatics go to these" , "Go to . . . . . . . ., great lengths in actions or views" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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