Name a bar used by American burglars (5)
I believe the answer is:
jimmy
'bar used by american burglars' is the definition.
'jimmy' can be an answer for 'bar' (thesaurus). I am not certain of the 'used by american burglars' bit.
'name a' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'name' could be 'jim' and 'jim' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'my' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for jimmy that I've seen before include "See 16" , "Scottish term of address for a male stranger" .)