Crossword Genius

Specific rail-car put out (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

particular

'specific' is the definition.
('particular' can be similar in meaning to 'specific')

'rail-car put out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'rail'+'car'+'put'='railcarput'
'railcarput' anagrammed gives 'PARTICULAR'.

(Other definitions for particular that I've seen before include "going into detail" , "Fastidious; individual" , "Special" , "Nice" , "Respect" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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