Coachmen transported American people (8)

I believe the answer is:

comanche

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'coachmen transported american people' is the definition.
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'coachmen transported' is the wordplay.
'transported' indicates an anagram.
'coachmen' anagrammed gives 'COMANCHE'.

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(Other definitions for comanche that I've seen before include "American Indian language" , "Coachmen turned native American" , "Native SW American" , "SW US Indian" , "brave" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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