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Surplus weight produced by one who eats too much (7)

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I believe the answer is:

glutton

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'one who eats too much' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'surplus weight produced by' is the wordplay.
'surplus' becomes 'glut' (glut can mean a surplus or surfeit).
'weight' becomes 'ton' (unit of weight).
'produced by' says to put letters next to each other.
'glut'+'ton'='GLUTTON'

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(Other definitions for glutton that I've seen before include "Excessive eater; wolverine" , "Big eater" , "Greedy type" , "One who eats to excess" , "One could visit several restaurants!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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