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Large liver OK cooked, but too much (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

overkill

'too much' is the definition.
('overkill' can mean excessive or too much)

'large liver ok cooked' is the wordplay.
'large' becomes 'l'.
'cooked' indicates an anagram.
'l'+'liver'+'ok'='lliverok'
'lliverok' with letters rearranged gives 'OVERKILL'.

'but' is the link.

(Other definitions for overkill that I've seen before include "Action far more drastic than necessary" , "Excessive action, armament" , "Hyperbole" , "Ridiculous excess" , "Surplus of capacity for task - sounds lethal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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