Paramours left scratched - getting passionate went too far (8)
I believe the answer is:
overshot
'went too far' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'paramours left scratched getting passionate' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'left' could be 'over' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'over' is found within the answer.
'passionate' could be 'hot' (associated in meaning) and 'hot' is found in the answer.
A single letter 's' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for overshot that I've seen before include "Went beyond the mark" , "needed to pull back?" , "Went too far" , "Passed beyond the mark or runway" , "Exceeded" .)