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Hackneyed Italian number, railing away (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

unoriginal

'hackneyed' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'italian number railing away' is the wordplay.
'italian number' becomes 'u-no' (I've seen this in another clue).
'away' is an anagram indicator (letters move away from their original places).
'railing' anagrammed gives 'riginal'.
'uno'+'riginal'='UNORIGINAL'

(Other definitions for unoriginal that I've seen before include "stock" , "lacking novelty" , "second-hand" , "poorly copied" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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