The stick American English gets (4)
I believe the answer is:
cane
'the stick' is the definition.
(cane is a kind of stick)
'american english gets' is the wordplay.
'gets' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'CANE' is hidden in the letters of 'american english'.
(Other definitions for cane that I've seen before include "Strong stem for to allow a plant to climb" , "Birch" , "Walking stick; punish" , "Slender stick" , "Bamboo, sugar, stem" .)