American entering Malayan kingdom (4)

I believe the answer is:

yank

'american' is the definition.
(Yank is an example)

'entering malayan kingdom' is the wordplay.
'entering' indicates a hidden word.
'YANK' is hidden in the letters of 'malayan kingdom'.

(Other definitions for yank that I've seen before include "American - jerk" , "An informal American - tug him" , "Pull hard suddenly" , "sudden 24D [DRAW] ?" , "Countryman" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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