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Extra hug really short (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

over

'extra' is the definition.
(both can mean left over)

'hug really short' is the wordplay.
'hug' becomes 'o' (O can represent a hug in written messages).
'really' becomes 'very' (I've seen this in another clue).
'short' means to remove the last letter.
'very' with its last letter removed is 'ver'.
'o'+'ver'='OVER'

(Other definitions for over that I've seen before include "Round of six bowls in cricket - then it's finished" , "left for another day?" , "See 18" , "Six balls in cricket" , "Finished; six balls" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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