Overly rehearsed (3)
I believe the answer is:
pat
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">overly rehearsed</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for pat that I've seen before include "Knob (of butter)" , "Girl" , "Portion of butter" , "Light hand stroke" , "Apt for tender touch" .)