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Tease American over sweetheart (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sugar

'sweetheart' is the definition.
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'tease american over' is the wordplay.
'tease' becomes 'rag' (synonyms).
'american' becomes 'us' (abbreviation for United States).
'over' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'rag'+'us'='ragus'
'ragus' reversed gives 'SUGAR'.

(Other definitions for sugar that I've seen before include "Plantation product" , "flattery" , "Sweet white substance" , "rotter!" , "Common sweetener" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun, The Guardian and The Times.
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