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Nice man Peter, out to show overindulgence (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

intemperance

'overindulgence' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'nice man peter out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'nice'+'man'+'peter'='nicemanpeter'
'nicemanpeter' with letters rearranged gives 'INTEMPERANCE'.

'to show' is the link.

(Other definitions for intemperance that I've seen before include "lack of restraint" , "Unrestrained alcohol consumption" , "bingeing" , "excess drunkenness?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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