Covering American car bonnet (4)

I believe the answer is:

hood

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This could be a double definition.

'covering american car' is the first definition.
'hood' can be an answer for 'covering' (I've seen this before). I'm unsure of the 'american car' bit.

'bonnet' is the second definition.
(I know that bonnet can be written as hood)

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(Other definitions for hood that I've seen before include "Cowl -- violent criminal (slang)" , "Head covering or American car bonnet" , "Head covering of an American gangster" , "Bonnet (US) - gangster (US)" , "Capital cover" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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