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Go too far having completed project (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

overshoot

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

'completed project' is the wordplay.
'completed' becomes 'over' ('over' can be a synonym of 'completed').
'project' becomes 'shoot' (shooting is a kind of projecting**).
'over'+'shoot'='OVERSHOOT'

'having' is the link.

(Other definitions for overshoot that I've seen before include "Go beyond the mark" , "fail to stop where intended" , "Go extra distance" , "Go past unintentionally" , "Taxi too much, perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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