Americans ignore sin of film producer? (6)

I believe the answer is:

camera

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'film producer?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for camera that I've seen before include "Photo taker" , "in this, secretly" , "Still producer" , "Image recorder" , "Brownie maybe" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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