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About to unite, possibly forming a train (7)

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I believe the answer is:

retinue

'a train' is the definition.
(people following someone in a procession)

'about to unite possibly' is the wordplay.
'about' becomes 're' ('re' means regarding or about).
'to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'possibly' is an anagram indicator.
'unite' with letters rearranged gives 'tinue'.
're'+'tinue'='RETINUE'

'forming' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for retinue that I've seen before include "Group of attendants for VIP" , "company" , "Attendants, followers" , "Suite - train" , "Group following an important person" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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