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A western railway is misaligned (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

awry

'misaligned' is the definition.
(awry can mean misaligned or wonky)

'a western railway' is the wordplay.
'western' becomes 'w'.
'railway' becomes 'ry' (abbreviation for railway).
'a'+'w'+'ry'='AWRY'

'is' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for awry that I've seen before include "oblique" , "Distorted, crooked" , "Wrong -- twisted to one side" , "Skewwhiff" , "Uneven, crooked" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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