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Gorge needing second pair of gloves before visiting (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

overeat

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'gorge' is the definition.
(I know that gorge can be written as overeat)

'second pair of gloves before visiting' is the wordplay.
'second' becomes 're' (prefix meaning second in eg review, re-education).
'pair of gloves' becomes 'ove' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'before' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'visiting' becomes 'at'.
're' put after 'ove' is 'overe'.
'overe'+'at'='OVEREAT'

'needing' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for overeat that I've seen before include "Indulge in gluttony" , "Consume excessively" , "ignore threat of a big corporation?" , "Consume too much like a glutton" , "Gorge oneself" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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