Governor thanked for hiding PM faced with revolting Americans (5)

I believe the answer is:

north

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'governor thanked for hiding pm faced with revolting americans' is the definition.
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'governor thanked for hiding' is the wordplay.
'hiding' indicates a hidden word.
'NORTH' can be found hidden inside 'governor thanked for'.

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(Other definitions for north that I've seen before include "British leader" , "Bridge position" , "One of four bridge players" , "A quarter" , "Arctic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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