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Defiant as train set's broken (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

resistant

'defiant' is the definition.
('resistant' can be similar in meaning to 'defiant')

'train set's broken' is the wordplay.
'broken' is an anagram indicator.
'train'+'sets'='trainsets'
'trainsets' anagrammed gives 'RESISTANT'.

'as' is the link.

(Other definitions for resistant that I've seen before include "Impervious (to corrosion, heat, etc)" , "tough" , "Withstanding adverse conditions" , "unlikely to be damaged?" , "Hindering the conductor" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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