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Six deliveries bud and go too far (9)

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I believe the answer is:

overshoot

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'go too far' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'six deliveries bud' is the wordplay.
'six deliveries' becomes 'over' (cricket term).
'bud' becomes 'shoot' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'over'+'shoot'='OVERSHOOT'

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for overshoot that I've seen before include "fail to stop where intended" , "Go past the mark" , "Go beyond the mark" , "Go too far" , "Go beyond the intended target" .)

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