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Yankee bruiser in Bow, a worker on the tracks (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

yardman

'a worker on the tracks' is the definition.

'yankee bruiser in bow' is the wordplay.
'yankee' becomes 'y' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'bruiser in bow' becomes 'ardman' ('hardman' - I've seen this before - said with the 'H' dropped - a cockney accent.).
'y'+'ardman'='YARDMAN'

(Another definition for yardman that I've seen is " Farm worker".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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