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Excessive faults we corrected (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wasteful

'excessive' is the definition.
(excessive can mean wasteful or extravagant)

'faults we corrected' is the wordplay.
'corrected' is an anagram indicator.
'faults'+'we'='faultswe'
'faultswe' with letters rearranged gives 'WASTEFUL'.

(Other definitions for wasteful that I've seen before include "Unthrifty" , "Uneconomical" , "Extravagant" , "Prodigal" , "Faults we consider being profligate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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