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Boy consumed by train set produced with waterproof material (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tarpaulin

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'waterproof material' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'boy consumed by train set produced' is the subsidiary indication.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'boy' could be 'paul' and 'paul' is present in the answer.
an anagram of 'train' is 'tarin' which is present in the remaining letters.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

'with' is the link.

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(Other definitions for tarpaulin that I've seen before include "canvas given treatment?" , "Waterproofed canvas" , "Strong waterproof sheet" , "waterproof material" , "Waterproof cloth" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and the Irish Times.
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