A chap crossing Morecambe, maybe, one from the States (8)

I believe the answer is:

american

'one from the states' is the definition.
(the States can mean the USA)

'a chap crossing morecambe maybe' is the wordplay.
'chap' becomes 'Man' (I've seen this before).
'crossing' is an insertion indicator.
'morecambe maybe' becomes 'eric' (comedian Eric Morecambe).
'man' going around 'eric' is 'merican'.
'a'+'merican'='AMERICAN'

(Other definitions for american that I've seen before include "From the United States" , "statesman" , "One from the States" , "An -- in Paris (Gershwin)" , "US-born" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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