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Sculpt next to railway restaurant (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

carvery

'restaurant' is the definition.
(I know that carvery is a type of restaurant)

'sculpt next to railway' is the wordplay.
'sculpt' becomes 'carve' (I've seen this in another clue).
'next to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'railway' becomes 'ry' (abbreviation for railway).
'carve'+'ry'='CARVERY'

(Other definitions for carvery that I've seen before include "likely to be hot at 19 across [REASTAURANT]" , "Buffet with roasts" , "place to dine" , "Buffet serving sliced meat" , "Buffet serving roast meats from the joint" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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