The U.S. personified (2 wds.) (5,3)

I believe the answer is:

uncle sam

(Other definitions for uncle sam that I've seen before include "USA personified" , "US government personified" , "US government personification" , "Embodiment of the USA" , "'Relative in the US Government (5,3)'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Star Tribune.

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