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Dubious cult trapping American quietly (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

suspect

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

'cult trapping american quietly' is the wordplay.
'cult' becomes 'sect' (I've seen this before).
'trapping' is an insertion indicator.
'american' becomes 'us'.
'quietly' becomes 'p' (p for piano and quiet).
'us'+'p'='usp'
'sect' enclosing 'usp' is 'SUSPECT'.

(Other definitions for suspect that I've seen before include "Possibly dangerous or false" , "Presume" , "Imagine to be guilty" , "One thought guilty of a crime" , "One believed responsible" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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