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Maybe folks can let me know what the etiquette is here vis posting clues. I don't see these posts much in the list - most are solving orientated - though someone did one recently.
Anyway, here's an unusual clue ( in that it doesn't use anagramming or any other device ) :
Bossy mother having one too many ? (11)

Overbearing

Hi malcolmxword, this device (a cryptic definition, usually ending with ? or ! , (instead of more regularly used/recognised wordplay) is known as a pun (type of clue).

Thanks for explaining Ginge, I was called away.
I don't think it's too unusual.
I liked it, assuming I got it right , of course!

Hi rossim, of course you're right. Agreed, while not as prevalent as say anagrams (straight or otherwise), containers, acronyms, substitutions, compounds ... they're not that unusual in "better quality" puzzles.

Hi again malcolmxword, I forgot to answer the question you first posed. With a suitable header, as you've supplied here, it's quite refreshing to see a non-specific clue query.

Rossim, you're quite right. Answer is Overbearing. Sorry it took me ages to reply - can only access this at home on my PC, and just got in from work !

No problem Malcolm. Glad to help.
Thanks for responding. I was away all day yesterday too.