American boy carrying request (7)
I believe the answer is:
alaskan
'american' is the definition.
(Alaskan is an example)
'boy carrying request' is the wordplay.
'boy' becomes 'alan' (I've seen this before**).
'carrying' indicates putting letters inside.
'request' becomes 'ask' ('ask' can be a synonym of 'request').
'alan' going around 'ask' is 'ALASKAN'.
(Other definitions for alaskan that I've seen before include "One from Juneau, say" , "Palin, perhaps" , "one used to harsh conditions" , "Person from state that's not so warm" , "Citizen of the 49th state of the USA" .)