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Like Cinerama, possibly? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

american

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'like' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are adjectives, I cannot understand how they can define each other.

'cinerama possibly?' is the wordplay.
'possibly?' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'possibly' mean this).
'cinerama' anagrammed gives 'AMERICAN'.

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(Other definitions for american that I've seen before include "one like Garfield?" , "Beauty of Film" , "Nationality of Edgar Allan Poe" , "From across the pond" , "countryman" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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