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Surplus to requirements (5)

Ross

I think it could be either:

extra

spare

'surplus to requirements' is the definition.
(extra can mean spare or unneeded)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for extra that I've seen before include "Possibly overthrow" , "late edition" , "Cricket run; unusually" , "Minor person screened" , "spotted at rear of the platoon?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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