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In public, a romantic American's billiards shot (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

carom

'billiards shot' is the definition.
(type of billiards shot)

'in public a romantic american's' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'CAROM' is hidden within 'public a romantic americans'.

(Other definitions for carom that I've seen before include "billiard shot" , "Cannon in billiards" , "Glancing collision" , "Billiards shot" , "rebound" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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