American in boat denied penny fare from Japan (5)
I believe the answer is:
sushi
'fare from japan' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'american in boat denied penny' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'american' could be 'us' (abbreviation for United States) and 'us' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sushi that I've seen before include "Rice and raw fish wrapped in seaweed" , "oriental dish" , "'Dish of rice, vegetables and raw fish (5)'" , "fare from Japan" , "Japanese rice-based dish" .)