Cryptic crossword clue
Drink container mostly for trains 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TEACHES

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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Buddy explains!

The straight part
We know that "trains" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case trains = teaches.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does TEACHES mean?

TEACHES verb
  1. To show (someone) the way; to guide, conduct; to point, indicate.
  2. (ditransitive) To pass on knowledge to.
  3. To pass on knowledge, especially as one's profession; to act as a teacher.
  4. (ditransitive) To cause to learn or understand.
  5. (ditransitive) To cause to know the disagreeable consequences of some action.
TEACHES noun
  1. (usually as a term of address) teacher
TEACHES noun
  1. One of the series of boilers in which the cane juice is treated in making sugar; especially, the last boiler of the series.

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