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View railway's general appearance (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scenery

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'general appearance' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how they can define each other.

'view railway's' is the wordplay.
'view' becomes 'scene' (synonyms).
'railway' becomes 'ry' (abbreviation for railway).
'scene'+'ry'='SCENERY'

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(Other definitions for scenery that I've seen before include "Theatrical background" , "movie sets?" , "flats" , "On-stage background" , "Stage backdrop, perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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