Cheshire railway town (5)
I believe the answer is:
crewe
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">cheshire railway town</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for crewe that I've seen before include "Ace wanderer lax (anag)" , "railway junction" , "Cheshire town long associated with railways" , "Cheshire rail junction" , "Famous railway town" .)