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American people prepared to become coachmen (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

comanche

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'american people prepared' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'become coachmen' is the wordplay.
'become' indicates an anagram.
'coachmen' with letters rearranged gives 'COMANCHE'.

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(Other definitions for comanche that I've seen before include "Indians" , "brave" , "Language of US" , "North American Indian tribe" , "American Indian language" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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