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Clue man’s worked out for “America” (5,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

uncle sam

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

'clue man's worked' is the wordplay.
'worked' indicates anagramming the letters.
'clue'+'mans'='cluemans'
'cluemans' with letters rearranged gives 'UNCLE SAM'.

'out' is the link.

(Other definitions for uncle sam that I've seen before include "US government personified" , "Personification of USA" , "national representative, initially appropriate" , "America as a recruiting officer" , "Avuncular appellation for USA" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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