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Weak female's abandoned bar (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rail

'bar' is the definition.
(I know that rail is a type of bar)

'weak female's abandoned' is the wordplay.
'weak' becomes 'frail' (synonyms).
'female' becomes 'f' (common abbreviation).
'abandoned' is a deletion indicator.
'frail' with 'f' taken out is 'RAIL'.

(Other definitions for rail that I've seen before include "Scold, berate" , "Form of transport" , "Bar of rolled steel" , "Bar; waterbird" , "Abuse, scold" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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