Phony American private eye? (6)
I believe the answer is:
shamus
'private eye?' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'phony american' is the wordplay.
'phony' becomes 'sham' (I've seen this in another clue).
'american' becomes 'US' (United States).
'sham'+'us'='SHAMUS'
(Another definition for shamus that I've seen is " Busy American".)
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