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Geneva car tax may be seen as excessive amount (12)

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I believe the answer is:

extravagance

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'as excessive amount' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both human attributes as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'geneva car tax may be' is the wordplay.
'may be' indicates an anagram.
'geneva'+'car'+'tax'='genevacartax'
'genevacartax' with letters rearranged gives 'EXTRAVAGANCE'.

'seen' is the link.

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(Other definitions for extravagance that I've seen before include "Excessive spending" , "Excess" , "Profligacy" , "high consumption" , "Overspending" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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