American's through at village near Bristol (4)

I believe the answer is:

aust

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'village near bristol' is the definition.
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'american's through at' is the wordplay.
'american' becomes 'US' (abbreviation for United States).
'through' is an insertion indicator (inserted letters go through the word).
'us' put within 'at' is 'AUST'.

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