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In backtracking secures American capital (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

maseru

'capital' is the definition.
(capital of Lesotho)

'in backtracking secures american' is the wordplay.
'backtracking' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'uresam' is hidden within 'secures american'.
'uresam' backwards is 'MASERU'.

(Another definition for maseru that I've seen is " African capital".)

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