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Single American woman is out (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abroad

'is out' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'single american woman' is the wordplay.
'single' becomes 'a'.
'american woman' becomes 'broad'.
'a'+'broad'='ABROAD'

(Other definitions for abroad that I've seen before include "Away in another country" , "At large - overseas" , "In foreign land" , "Europe, for example" , "Away from home" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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