Endless petitions about record that's typically American (5,3)
I believe the answer is:
apple pie
'endless petitions' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'record that's typically american' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'record' could be 'ep' (abbreviation for extended play record) and 'ep' is located in the answer.
'that's' could be 'ie' and 'ie' is found within the answer.
'american' could be 'a' (common abbreviation - e.g. in organisation names) and 'a' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'about' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for apple pie that I've seen before include "Perfect order - bed jokily made" , "fruit tart" , "Tasty pastry" , "in a virtuous form?" , "Sweet (in good order?)" .)