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Troubles of computing stopping American businessman (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

agitates

'troubles' is the definition.
(agitating is a kind of troubling)

'computing stopping american businessman' is the wordplay.
'computing' becomes 'it' (IT is an abbreviation for Information Technology).
'stopping' indicates putting letters inside (stopping can mean blocking a gap).
'american' becomes 'a' (common abbreviation - e.g. in organisation names).
'businessman' becomes 'gates' (Bill Gates).
'a'+'gates'='agates'
'it' inserted into 'agates' is 'AGITATES'.

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for agitates that I've seen before include "Disturbs or stirs up political trouble" , "Tries to stir up public opinion" , "Disturbs, often politically" , "Upsets" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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