What does the cryptic crossword clue "America stops its former president getting insults (5)" mean?

The definition is "insults". The wordplay uses a container (one word inside another). US (synonym="=America") in ABE (synonym="=its former president, i.e. Abraham Lincoln") = ABUSE; definition: "insults" The answer is ABUSE.

America stops its former president getting insults (5)

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