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Finished at the double? That's certainly not rare (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

overdone

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'certainly not rare' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'finished at the double?' is the wordplay.
'finished' becomes 'over' (over can mean finished or ended).
'at' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the double?' becomes 'done' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'over'+'done'='OVERDONE'

'that's' is the link.

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(Other definitions for overdone that I've seen before include "Cooked to excess" , "Cooked too much or carried too far" , "Exaggerated - far from rare" , "Hammed up" , "Cooked too long" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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