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Is the fellow inside sure it will be too much? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

surfeit

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'too much?' is the definition.

'is the fellow inside sure it' is the wordplay.
'is the fellow' becomes 'f' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'inside' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'f' placed inside 'sure' is 'surfe'.
'surfe'+'it'='SURFEIT'

'will be' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for surfeit that I've seen before include "Excess, glut" , "excessive amount" , "Fustier (anag)" , "Superabundance" , "it's more than one needs" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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