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More than father I had been unduly rewarded (8)

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I believe the answer is:

overpaid

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'been unduly rewarded' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'more than father i had' is the wordplay.
'more than' becomes 'over' (eg over 100 is more than 100).
'father' becomes 'pa' (pa can mean dad or father).
'i had' becomes 'i'd' (contraction).
'over'+'pa'+'id'='OVERPAID'

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(Other definitions for overpaid that I've seen before include "Handed over too much money" , "excessively remunerated" , "Too highly rewarded" , "Rewarded too well" , "Given too much money" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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