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American name tag is held by a single needle (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

antagonise

'needle' is the definition.
(both can mean to provoke or irritate somebody)

'american name tag is held by a single' is the wordplay.
'american' becomes 'a' (common abbreviation - e.g. in organisation names).
'name' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation e.g. on forms).
'held by' is an insertion indicator.
'a single' becomes 'one' (a single thing - only one).
'is' placed within 'one' is 'onise'.
'a'+'n'+'tag'+'onise'='ANTAGONISE'

(Other definitions for antagonise that I've seen before include "Make an enemy of" , "Bug" , "Provoke hostility" , "anger" , "Create hostility" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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