What does the cryptic crossword clue "Student’s attention engaged by historic railway (7)" mean?

The definition is "Student". The wordplay uses a container (one word inside another). EAR (synonym="=attention") in LNER (synonym="=historic railway, i.e. London North Eastern Railway") = LEARNER; definition: "Student's" The answer is LEARNER.

Student’s attention engaged by historic railway (7)

Independent Cryptic #11912 | 10 Across | 2024-12-13 flower

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