Modern American elevated railway’s supporting pillar (5)

From Times Cryptic 29552, 1A —

1A — Modern American elevated railway’s supporting pillar (5) — NEWEL

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'supporting pillar' — The definition of the answer is 'supporting pillar'.
  • Wordplay
    Wordplay: Charade
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'Modern' → NEW
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'American elevated railway’s' → EL
  • Assembly
    NEW + EL = NEWEL

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