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Goes further than mere overtures (6)

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passes

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'goes' is the definition.
(passing is a kind of going)

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(Other definitions for passes that I've seen before include "Advances" , "never fails to get?" , "Moves like mountain gaps" , "Dies, euphemistically" , "Routes through mountains" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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