The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word INTERSTATE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result INTERSTATE
- Route taken by American lacking will to cross river?
- Lacking will to embrace right American way
- Unwilling republican intervenes between countries
- Lacking will to take Queen’s highway
- American road not willing to go round river
- Unwilling to stomach king; that’s the American way
- With no will to cross Republican: that’s the US way
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The straight part
We know that "the US way" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case the us way = interstate.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 INTERSTATE mean?
INTERSTATE noun- A freeway that is part of the Interstate Highway System.
- Of, or relating to two or more states.
- Crossing states (usually provincial state, but also e.g. multinational sense).