Cryptic crossword clue
Those contraptions would judder as he worked aboard loco 11

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 11 letter word BONESHAKERS

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The straight part
We know that "Those contraptions would judder" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case those contraptions would judder = boneshakers.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does BONESHAKERS mean?

BONESHAKERS noun
  1. A velocipede (the bicycle of the late 1860s).
  2. Something jolty.

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