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American journalist, informed and exhausted (4,2)

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I believe the answer is:

used up

'exhausted' is the definition.
('use up' can be a synonym of 'exhaust')

'american journalist informed' is the wordplay.
'american' becomes 'US' (United States).
'journalist' becomes 'ed' (short for editor).
'informed' becomes 'up' (being up on a topic means being informed about it).
'us'+'ed'+'up'='USED-UP'

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for used up that I've seen before include "Consumed completely" , "Exhausted the supply" , "Consumed, finished" , "Spent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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