American – with a doodle? (6)

I believe the answer is:

yankee

(Other definitions for yankee that I've seen before include "Northern soldier in the American Civil War" , "Northern US inhabitant" , "Y in radio alphabet" , "Zulu comes after this" , "New Englander - type of bet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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