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Hammer perhaps excessively large (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tool

'hammer perhaps' is the definition.
(I know that hammer is a type of impact tool)

'excessively large' is the wordplay.
'excessively' becomes 'too' (to too great a degree).
'large' becomes 'L' (eg in clothes sizes).
'too'+'l'='TOOL'

(Other definitions for tool that I've seen before include "Appliance" , "Practical implement" , "Person exploited" , "Device, implement" , "Hand implement" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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