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Try too hard (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

overreach

(Other definitions for overreach that I've seen before include "stretch too far on a ladder?" , "go too far" , "Fail by aiming too high" , "Get the better" .)

I've seen this clue in the L.A. Times Daily, The Times, The Sunday Times, the Newsday.com and the BuzzFeed.
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