Too powerful sort: govern badly (10)

I believe the answer is:

overstrong

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'too powerful' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'sort govern badly' is the wordplay.
'badly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'sort'+'govern'='sortgovern'
'sortgovern' anagrammed gives 'OVERSTRONG'.

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I've seen this clue in The Times.

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