Monkey caught in an American city (5)
I believe the answer is:
tampa
'american city' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tampa that I've seen before include "US town" , "City in Florida" , "Port of western Florida" , "stateside destination" , "Resort in W. Florida" .)