American's hat trick putting European record in danger (9)

I believe the answer is:

threepeat

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'american's hat trick' is the definition.
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'european record in danger' is the wordplay.
'european' becomes 'E' (abbreviation e.g. EU).
'record' becomes 'EP' (abbreviation for extended play record).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'danger' becomes 'threat' (threat can mean a danger or risk).
'e'+'ep'='eep'
'eep' placed within 'threat' is 'THREEPEAT'.

'putting' is the link.

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