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Bird's unfinished drink placed on railway (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ouzel

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'bird's' is the definition.
(ouzel is a kind of bird)

'unfinished drink placed on railway' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'railway' could be 'el' (El train, short for elevated railway) and 'el' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for ouzel that I've seen before include "Dipper or blackbird" , "Common black European thrush" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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