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Went too far over for a try (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

overshot

'went too far' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'over for a try' is the wordplay.
'for' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'a try' becomes 'shot' (shot is a kind of try**).
'over'+'shot'='OVERSHOT'

(Other definitions for overshot that I've seen before include "needed to pull back?" , "Went too far" , "was pitched wrong?" , "Went past the target" , "Went beyond the mark" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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