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American manoeuvres kept secret (2,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

in camera

'secret' is the definition.
(legal term meaning in private, lit. 'in a chamber')

'american manoeuvres' is the wordplay.
'manoeuvres' is an anagram indicator (letters manoeuvred in a new way).
'american' with letters rearranged gives 'IN CAMERA'.

'kept' is the link.

(Other definitions for in camera that I've seen before include "secretly" , "Kept private (law)" , "(Held) in private" , "without full scrutiny?" , "behind closed doors" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Times.
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