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Duty gives way to enjoyment in special kind of railway (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

funicular

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'kind of railway' is the definition.

'duty gives way to enjoyment in special' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'way' could be 'cul' (cul is a kind of way) and 'cul' is found in the answer.
'enjoyment' could be 'fun' (enjoyable activities) and 'fun' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for funicular that I've seen before include "Cable railway" , "(Of a railway) cable-operated" , "Railway up the side of a mountain" , "Using a cable" .)

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