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The police agent from America gets stuffed (5-3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

force-fed

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'america gets stuffed' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'the police agent' is the wordplay.
'the police' becomes 'force' (the force can refer to the police force).
'agent' becomes 'fed' (fed is a kind of agent).
'force'+'fed'='FORCE-FED'

'from' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for force-fed that I've seen is " Made to eat food".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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