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Devotee losing fifty deer exaggerates (8)

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I believe the answer is:

overdoes

'exaggerates' is the definition.
('overdo' can be a synonym of 'exaggerate')

'devotee losing fifty deer' is the wordplay.
'devotee' becomes 'lover' (synonyms).
'losing' is a deletion indicator.
'fifty' becomes 'l' (Roman numeral).
'deer' becomes 'does' (I've seen this in another clue).
'lover' with 'l' taken out is 'over'.
'over'+'does'='OVERDOES'

(Another definition for overdoes that I've seen is " Exaggerates".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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