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Siamese for one using iron railway (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

feline

'siamese for one' is the definition.
(I know that Siamese cat is a type of house cat)

'iron railway' is the wordplay.
'iron' becomes 'fe' (Fe is the chemical symbol for iron).
'railway' becomes 'line' (line is a kind of railway).
'fe'+'line'='FELINE'

'using' is the link.

(Other definitions for feline that I've seen before include "Like a leopard, say" , "suitable for Skimbleshanks?" , "Of or like cats" , "Cat-like" , "Persian for one" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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