Sadly Harry now living abroad - less English, American (7)

I believe the answer is:

alaskan

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'living abroad less english american' is the definition.
'Alaskan' can be an answer for 'american' (Alaskan is an example). I'm not certain of the 'living abroad less english' bit.

'sadly harry' is the wordplay.
'sadly' becomes 'alas' ('alas' is used to express regret).
'harry' becomes 'kan' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'alas'+'kan'='ALASKAN'

'now' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for alaskan that I've seen before include "One from Juneau, say" , "American statesman?" , "native of Juneau?" , "Eg, native of Anchorage" , "Person from state that's not so warm" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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