Overly severe, classically (9)

I believe the answer is:

draconian

(Other definitions for draconian that I've seen before include "Very harsh like severe laws" , "Cruel" , "Incan road (anag) - extremely harsh" , "Excessively severe" , "Hard" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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