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American man with dog rejected by attendants (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

usherettes

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'attendants' is the definition.
(usherette is a kind of attendant)

'american man with dog rejected' is the wordplay.
'american' becomes 'us' (abbreviation for United States).
'man with' becomes 'he' (I am not sure about the 'with' bit.).
'dog' becomes 'setter' (setter is a type of dog).
'rejected' says the letters should be written backwards.
'setter' reversed gives 'rettes'.
'us'+'he'+'rettes'='USHERETTES'

'by' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for usherettes that I've seen before include "female escorts" , "Guides" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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