Crossword Genius

Exhausted American editor gets out of bed (4,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

used up

'exhausted' is the definition.
('use up' can be a synonym of 'exhaust')

'american editor gets out of bed' is the wordplay.
'american' becomes 'US' (United States).
'editor' becomes 'ed' (abbreviation).
'gets' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'out of bed' becomes 'up' (synonyms).
'us'+'ed'+'up'='USED-UP'

(Other definitions for used up that I've seen before include "Spent" , "Exhausted the supply" , "Consumed completely" , "Consumed, finished" .)

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