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Ration Enid distributed is excessive (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inordinate

'excessive' is the definition.
(I know that excessive can be written as inordinate)

'ration enid distributed' is the wordplay.
'distributed' indicates an anagram.
'ration'+'enid'='rationenid'
'rationenid' anagrammed gives 'INORDINATE'.

'is' is the link.

(Other definitions for inordinate that I've seen before include "Unusually large" , "disorderly" , "Excessive" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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