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Provide with Railway Union fund (5)

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I believe the answer is:

dowry

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'union fund' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to property as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'provide with railway' is the wordplay.
'provide' becomes 'do' (do can mean to provide or serve up).
'with' becomes 'w' (abbreviation).
'railway' becomes 'ry' (abbreviation for railway).
'do'+'w'+'ry'='DOWRY'

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(Other definitions for dowry that I've seen before include "Rowdy (anag.)" , "Property bride brings" , "Money, property brought by a bride at marriage" , "Wealth brought by a bride" , "present for husband" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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