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Round container boxes before binge (7)

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I believe the answer is:

overeat

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'binge' is the definition.
(I know that binge can be written as overeat)

'round container boxes before' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'round' could be 'o' (round can mean a round object) and 'o' is found in the answer.
'before' could be 'ere' (poetic term for 'before') and 'ere' is located in the answer.
'container' could be 'vat' (vat is a kind of container) and 'vat' is found within the leftover letters.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for overeat that I've seen before include "Binge" , "pig out?" , "Gorge oneself" , "Consume excessively" , "Take in excess" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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