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Execute our Charlie across the pond? (6)

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I believe the answer is:

doofus

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'our charlie across the pond?' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'execute' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'execute' could be 'do' (doing is a kind of executing) and 'do' is present in the answer.
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(Other definitions for doofus that I've seen before include "Nitwit" , "American fool - US food (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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