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Rant after worker demands safety feature (8)

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I believe the answer is:

handrail

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'rant after worker demands safety feature' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'rant after worker' is the wordplay.
'rant' becomes 'rail' (I've seen this before).
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'worker' becomes 'hand' (hand is a kind of worker).
'rail' after 'hand' is 'HANDRAIL'.

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(Other definitions for handrail that I've seen before include "Banister, say" , "Support for those climbing stairs" , "Supporting bar" , "one often found under palms" , "something to hold on to" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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