Codeword representing the letter Y (6)

I believe the answer is:

yankee

(Other definitions for yankee that I've seen before include "A Connecticut - in King Arthur's Court (Twain)" , "One that is dragged" , "What the Confederates called a 7 from the north" , "New Englander - type of bet" , "Signals code for Y" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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