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Low-down American type (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

genus

'type' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'low-down american' is the wordplay.
'low down' becomes 'gen' (both can mean information).
'american' becomes 'US' (abbreviation for United States).
'gen'+'us'='GENUS'

(Other definitions for genus that I've seen before include "Part of the family" , "Taxonomic class between family and species" , "Biological group containing one or more species" , "Taxonomic grouping" , "Type" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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