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Partly coincide as regards circuit (7)

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I believe the answer is:

overlap

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'partly coincide' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'regards circuit' is the wordplay.
'regards' becomes 'over' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'circuit' becomes 'lap' ('lap' can be a synonym of 'circuit').
'over'+'lap'='OVERLAP'

'as' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for overlap that I've seen before include "Coincide in time or space" , "Imbricate" , "Partially cover" , "Common area of interest" , "Partly cover (another object)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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