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Noticed, in retrospect, hotel has capacity for American gents

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I believe the answer is:

washroom

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'for american gents' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'noticed in retrospect hotel has capacity' is the wordplay.
'noticed' becomes 'saw'.
'in retrospect' is a reversal indicator.
'hotel' becomes 'h' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'has' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'capacity' becomes 'room' (I've seen this before).
'saw' reversed gives 'was'.
'was'+'h'+'room'='WASHROOM'

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(Other definitions for washroom that I've seen before include "US loo" , "Where Americans go" , "bog across the pond" , "Clean up place" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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