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Devout, laze about round America (7)

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I believe the answer is:

zealous

'devout' is the definition.
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'laze about round america' is the wordplay.
'about' is an anagram indicator.
'round' becomes 'o' (round can mean a round object).
'america' becomes 'US' (United States).
'laze' with letters rearranged gives 'zeal'.
'zeal'+'o'+'us'='ZEALOUS'

(Other definitions for zealous that I've seen before include "Avid" , "Ardently active" , "Intensely enthusiastic" , "Very devoted to a cause" , "Use Zola (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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