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Urge to cut back share? That's an overstatement (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

exaggeration

'an overstatement' is the definition.
('exaggeration' can be a synonym of 'overstatement')

'urge to cut back share?' is the wordplay.
'urge' becomes 'egg' (I've seen this before).
'to cut' becomes 'axe' (I've seen this before).
'back' is a reversal indicator.
'share?' becomes 'ration' (ration is a kind of share).
'egg'+'axe'='eggaxe'
'eggaxe' in reverse letter order is 'exagge'.
'exagge'+'ration'='EXAGGERATION'

'that's' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for exaggeration that I've seen before include "lie" , "overstating the case" , "Hyperbole" , "Overstatement - overestimate" , "Something more noticeable" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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