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All of America cross-legged (5)

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I believe the answer is:

lotus

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'all of america cross-legged' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'all of america' is the wordplay.
'all of' becomes 'lot' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'america' becomes 'US' (United States).
'lot'+'us'='LOTUS'

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(Other definitions for lotus that I've seen before include "Tropical water-lily" , "Mythical fruit inducing state of luxurious dreaminess" , "Reason for forgetfulness" , "Car manufacturer - plant" , "reason for indolence" .)

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