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He has an unsuccessful winter on the railway (5)

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terry

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'he' is the definition.

'an unsuccessful winter on the railway' is the wordplay.
'an unsuccessful winter' becomes 'er' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the' becomes 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects).
'railway' becomes 'ry' (abbreviation for railway).
'er' after 't' is 'ter'.
'ter'+'ry'='TERRY'

'has' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for terry that I've seen before include "Towelling material" , "Cloth to make towels" , "(Rhyming) man's name" , "Terence (dim.)" , "Loop of pile fabric; England footballer" .)

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