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Train fellows who ran about a mile, maybe (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

railmen

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'train fellows' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'ran about a mile maybe' is the wordplay.
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'maybe' is an anagram indicator.
'mile' is an anagram of 'ilme'.
'ran' placed around 'ilme' is 'RAILMEN'.

'who' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for railmen that I've seen before include "Train under their supervision" , "They've made tracks" , "On-line workers" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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