What does the cryptic crossword clue "What's above Americans? Roughly nothing (6)" mean?

The definition is "nothing". The wordplay uses a charade (building blocks). CA (synonym="=roughly, circa") + NADA (synonym="=nothing") = CANADA; definition: "nothing" The answer is CANADA.

What's above Americans? Roughly nothing (6)

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