An American abroad (4)
I believe the answer is:
yank
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">an american abroad</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for yank that I've seen before include "Tug sharply - American" , "Tug shaply" , "sudden 24D [DRAW] ?" , "Pull violently - American" , "Pull with a sudden movement" .)