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Room for top railway (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

vestry

'room' is the definition.
(I know that vestry is a type of room)

'top railway' is the wordplay.
'top' becomes 'vest' (I've seen this before).
'railway' becomes 'ry' (abbreviation for railway).
'vest'+'ry'='VESTRY'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for vestry that I've seen before include "Storage and dressing room in a church" , "meeting of parishioners" , "Church room where clergy dress themselves" , "Small room attached to church" , "Parochial meeting-room in church" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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