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One whinges a lot about railway, darling (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

crybaby

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'one whinges' is the definition.
(someone who cries a lot)

'a lot about railway darling' is the wordplay.
'a lot' becomes 'c'.
'about railway' becomes 'ry' (abbreviation for railway. I am not sure about the 'about' bit.).
'darling' becomes 'baby' (I've seen this before).
'c'+'ry'+'baby'='CRYBABY'

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(Other definitions for crybaby that I've seen before include "Person too easily reduced to tears" , "One shedding tears frequently" , "(Very young?) weeper" , "Immature weeper" , "One prone to tears" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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