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Bit of American broadcast overheard (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cent

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'bit of american' is the definition.
'cent' can be an answer for 'bit' (thesaurus). I am unsure of the 'of american' bit.

'broadcast overheard' is the wordplay.
'broadcast' becomes 'sent' (sent or transmitted as a broadcast).
'overheard' shows a homophone (sound like).
'sent' is a homophone of 'CENT'.

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(Other definitions for cent that I've seen before include "Small monetary unit" , "Tiny coin" , "change from Colorado!" , "Little bit of money" , "One-hundreth part of a currency" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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