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America in song for party (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

carousal

'for party' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'america in song' is the wordplay.
'america' becomes 'usa' (synonyms).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'song' becomes 'carol' (carol is a kind of song).
'usa' put within 'carol' is 'CAROUSAL'.

(Other definitions for carousal that I've seen before include "Merry drinking party" , "revelry" , "Revels" , "Drunken party" , "rave" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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