Criminal from American wing (8)

I believe the answer is:

offender

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'criminal' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'from american wing' is the wordplay.
'from' becomes 'of' (of can mean from or belonging to).
'american wing' becomes 'fender' (synonyms. I am not sure about the 'american' bit.).
'of'+'fender'='OFFENDER'

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(Other definitions for offender that I've seen before include "Committer of illegal act" , "Transgressor, lawbreaker" , "Criminal" , "Culprit" , "Delinquent" .)

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