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Carriage taken across America is more crowded maybe (6)

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I believe the answer is:

busier

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'more crowded maybe' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'carriage taken across america' is the wordplay.
'carriage' becomes 'bier' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'taken across' indicates putting letters inside.
'america' becomes 'US' (United States).
'bier' enclosing 'us' is 'BUSIER'.

'is' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for busier that I've seen before include "Having a great deal more to do" , "More full of activity" , "More fully engaged in work" , "More fully engaged or occupied" , "More active or engaged in work" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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