Award Yankee son accepts (5)

I believe the answer is:

obeys

'accepts' is the definition.

'award yankee son' is the wordplay.
'award' becomes 'OBE' (Order of the British Empire).
'yankee' becomes 'Y' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'son' becomes 's' (genealogical abbreviation for son).
'obe'+'y'+'s'='OBEYS'

(Other definitions for obeys that I've seen before include "Complies with orders" , "Follows orders" , "Listens to" , "Carries out orders" , "Does what one is told" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Telegraph.

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