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overkill
overkill /ˈəʊvəkɪl $ ˈoʊvər-/ noun [uncountable]
 Word Family: noun: kill, overkill, killer, killing; verb: kill; adjective: killer
more of something than is necessary or desirable:
    More television coverage of the election would be overkill.