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Kind of information on America (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

genus

'kind' is the definition.
(genus is a kind of kind)

'information on america' is the wordplay.
'information' becomes 'gen' (gen is a kind of information).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'america' becomes 'us' (abbreviation for the United States).
'gen'+'us'='GENUS'

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for genus that I've seen before include "Kind or sort of" , "Class of animal" , "Taxonomic grouping" , "The Homo of Homo sapiens?" , "Type" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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