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American name for "second-hand" (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

used

'second-hand' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'american name' is the wordplay.
'american' becomes 'us' (abbreviation for United States).
'name' becomes 'Ed' (short for Edward).
'us'+'ed'='USED'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for used that I've seen before include "not got directly" , "Sued (anag.)" , "Not fresh" , "Was treating" , "with some traffic" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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