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Upset, handle cross American feller (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

axeman

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'feller' is the definition.
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'upset handle cross american' is the wordplay.
'upset' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'handle' becomes 'name' (handle can mean a name or nickname).
'cross' becomes 'x' (an X is a cross).
'american' becomes 'a' (common abbreviation - e.g. in organisation names).
'name'+'x'+'a'='namexa'
'namexa' backwards is 'AXEMAN'.

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(Other definitions for axeman that I've seen before include "Tree feller - executioner" , "who may give others the chop!" , "Guitarist (slang)" , "guitar player" , "Tree-cutter" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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