Withdrawn American editor (6)
I believe the answer is:
yanked
'withdrawn' is the definition.
'american editor' is the wordplay.
'american' becomes 'yank' (Yank is an example).
'editor' becomes 'ed'.
'yank'+'ed'='YANKED'
(Other definitions for yanked that I've seen before include "Tugged sharply at" , "Jerked vigorously" , "Pulled hard at, gave sudden tug" , "Pulled with sudden sharp tug" , "Pulled sharply" .)