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Guard posted by railway (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sentry

'guard' is the definition.
(sentry is a kind of guard)

'posted by railway' is the wordplay.
'posted' becomes 'sent' ('send' can be a synonym of 'post').
'by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'railway' becomes 'ry' (abbreviation for railway).
'sent'+'ry'='SENTRY'

(Other definitions for sentry that I've seen before include "Soldier posted to keep watch" , "Military guard" , "One keeps watch" , "Soldier on guard" , "Lookout person" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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