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Reform voters are for values without moderation (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

overrates

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'values without moderation' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to thinking as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'reform voters are' is the wordplay.
'reform' indicates an anagram (letters in a new form).
'voters'+'are'='votersare'
'votersare' with letters rearranged gives 'OVERRATES'.

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for overrates that I've seen before include "Makes too high an estimate" , "Values too highly" .)

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