24 across
Short
piece
of
text
in
suitable
American
structure
(9)
Short piece of text in suitable American structure (9)
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The definition is at the end of the clue.
How the clue works
Look at structure at the end — that's what you're after. You've got PARA (a short piece of text, a paragraph) tucked inside APTUS, which itself is built from APT (suitable) plus US (American). Slot PARA into the middle of APTUS and you get AP-PARA-TUS.