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Mole in railway carriage (7)

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I believe the answer is:

sleeper

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'carriage' is the definition.
(sleeper is a kind of carriage)

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(Other definitions for sleeper that I've seen before include "Brace to support rail on track" , "film not successful at first" , "Wagon-lit" , "Unactivated spy - railway support" , "One who slumbers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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