Turn American farce around to reach the top (7)
I believe the answer is:
surface
'the top' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'turn american farce around' is the wordplay.
'turn' is a reversal indicator.
'american' becomes 'us' (abbreviation for United States).
'around' indicates anagramming the letters.
'us' back-to-front is 'su'.
'farce' anagrammed gives 'rface'.
'su'+'rface'='SURFACE'
'to reach' is the link.
(Other definitions for surface that I've seen before include "Come up for air" , "Outside part" , "skin" , "get out of bed" , "Top spot" .)