Soak (with an overcharge?) (5)
I believe the answer is:
steep
'soak' is the definition.
(steeping is a kind of soaking)
I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for steep that I've seen before include "Having a sharp incline" , "Rising sharply" , "Almost perpendicular" , "Rapidly rising" , "Vertiginous; excessive" .)