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Prepare oneself for, in the wake of (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

train

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'prepare oneself' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'in the wake of' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'in' is present in the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'ra' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for train that I've seen before include "Public transport on the railway" , "Suite; give practice (in)" , "Locomotive plus carriages" , "Following" , "Coach - string of coaches" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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