American award for excellence (8,5)

I believe the answer is:

pulitzer prize

(Other definitions for pulitzer prize that I've seen before include "literary award" , "Annual award for American journalism, literature or music" , "American award for literature, journalism, music etc" , "Award for American writing etc" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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