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Answer for the clue "Excess ", 7 letters:
nimiety

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The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Nimiety \Ni*mi"e*ty\, n. [L. nimietas, fr. nimius, a., nimis, adv., too much.] State of being in excess. [R.] There is a nimiety, a too-muchness, in all Germans. --Coleridge.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. State of being in excess, possessing more than is needed.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a quantity much larger than is needed [syn: excess , surplus , surplusage ]

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"excess, redundancy," from Latin nimietas "excessiveness," from nimius "beyond measure, excessive," from nimis (adv.) "too much, beyond measure, excessively."