Cryptic crossword clue
Person investigating an American man on board? 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CHECKER

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Buddy explains!

The straight part
We know that "Person investigating" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case person investigating = checker.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does CHECKER mean?

CHECKER noun
  1. One who checks or verifies something.
  2. One who makes a check mark.
  3. The clerk who tallies cost of purchases and accepts payment.
  4. One who hinders or stops something.
CHECKER noun
  1. A playing piece in the game of checkers (British: draughts).
  2. A pattern of alternating colours as on a chessboard.
CHECKER verb
  1. To mark in a pattern of alternating light and dark positions, like a checkerboard.
  2. To develop markings in a pattern of alternating light and dark positions, like a checkerboard.
CHECKER noun
  1. The fruit of the wild service tree or chequer tree, Photinia villosa, syn. Sorbus terminalis

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