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Withdrawn American editor (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

yanked

'withdrawn' is the definition.

'american editor' is the wordplay.
'american' becomes 'yank' (Yank is an example).
'editor' becomes 'ed'.
'yank'+'ed'='YANKED'

(Other definitions for yanked that I've seen before include "Tugged sharply at" , "Jerked vigorously" , "Pulled hard at, gave sudden tug" , "Pulled with sudden sharp tug" , "Pulled sharply" .)

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