Suddenly surprise American baddie opening a medal from the palace (9)

Times Cryptic #28737 | 1 Across | 2023-10-18
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I haven't cracked this one yet — but the brilliant team at Times for the Times have:

A MBE has US CAD (American baddie) inserted. A word I guessed was a synonym for ambush, and I was correct.

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