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When it's finished, locals say American agent will be stuffed (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

overfed

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'be stuffed' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'when it's finished locals say american agent' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'when' could be 'e' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'e' is found within the answer.
'agent' could be 'fed' (fed is a kind of agent) and 'fed' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'will' is the link.

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(Other definitions for overfed that I've seen before include "having had too much on one's plate?" , "stuffed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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