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Raced round Bath, say, more than necessary (2,5)

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I believe the answer is:

to spare

'more than necessary' is the definition.

'raced round bath say' is the wordplay.
'raced' becomes 'tore' (tearing is a kind of racing).
'round' is an insertion indicator.
'bath say' becomes 'spa' (a spa is a type of bath).
'tore' placed around 'spa' is 'TO SPARE'.

(Another definition for to spare that I've seen is " Left over".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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