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In public, shirt ambassador's put on is immoderate (4-3-3)

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I believe the answer is:

over-the-top

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'on is immoderate' is the definition.
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'in public shirt ambassador's' is the wordplay.
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'public' becomes 'overt' (both can mean well-known or unconcealed).
'shirt' becomes 'top' (I've seen this in another clue).
'ambassador' becomes 'HE' (His or Her Excellency).
'overt'+'top'='overttop'
'overttop' placed around 'he' is 'OVER-THE-TOP'.

'put' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for over-the-top that I've seen before include "Theatrically excessive" , "Excessively extreme" , "To an exaggerated degree" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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