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Shorten overly remote war film (1,6,3,3)

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I believe the answer is:

a bridge too far

'war film' is the definition.

'shorten overly remote' is the wordplay.
'shorten' becomes 'abridge' ('abridge' can be a synonym of 'shorten').
'overly' becomes 'too' ('too' can be a synonym of 'overly').
'remote' becomes 'far' ('far' can be a synonym of 'remote').
'abridge'+'too'+'far'='A BRIDGE TOO FAR'

(Another definition for a bridge too far that I've seen is " Film".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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