See American turn in the middle and quietly take their place (5)

I believe the answer is:

usurp

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'their place' is the definition.
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'see american turn in the middle and quietly' is the wordplay.
'see american' becomes 'US' (United States).
'in the middle' indicates the central letters.
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'quietly' becomes 'p' (musical symbol).
The middle letters of 'turn' are 'ur'.
'us'+'ur'+'p'='USURP'

'take' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for usurp that I've seen before include "Seize, take over" , "Seize power illegally" , "Seize possession of" , "Seize unlawfully" , "Supplant (someone in power)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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