USA personified (5,3)
I believe the answer is:
uncle sam
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">usa personified</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for uncle sam that I've seen before include "America personified" , "The United States" , "'Relative in the US Government (5,3)'" , "Iconic male relative for America" , "Clue's man? (anag)" .)