Tendency to overcompensate for a perceived shortcoming Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NAPOLEONCOMPLEX Tendency to overcompensate for a perceived shortcoming (15)
2% HEAR Perceive with the ears (4) Commuter Aug 31, 2026
2% REALISED Perceived old Spanish coin instead, oddly (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 25, 2026
2% ADAM "Overcompensating" actor DiMarco (4) USA Today Aug 23, 2026
2% SAWAS Perceived to be (5) LA Times Daily Aug 14, 2026
2% HEARS Perceives aurally (5) The Telegraph Quick Aug 14, 2026
2% APPREHEND Perceive collar (9) The Times Cryptic Aug 3, 2026
2% SENSIMUS We felt and perceived: intelleximus (8) The Times O Tempora Jul 25, 2026
2% NOTICE Perceive (6) The Telegraph Quick Jul 14, 2026
2% HABIT Regular tendency (5) Wall Street Journal Jul 11, 2026
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