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Umpire's call sounded excessive (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

overblown

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'excessive' is the definition.
(overblown means excessive or too much)

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(Other definitions for overblown that I've seen before include "excessive" , "Exaggerated" , "fifteen [POMPOUS]" , "pretentious" , "bombastic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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