Spillage of tear, or novice crying over spilt milk? (12)
I believe the answer is:
overreaction
'crying over spilt milk?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'spillage of tear or novice' is the wordplay.
'spillage of' is an anagram indicator.
'tear'+'or'+'novice'='tearornovice'
'tearornovice' anagrammed gives 'OVERREACTION'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for overreaction that I've seen before include "Excessive response" , "Extreme response" .)