Well-meaning acts follow old poem by railway (2-7)
I believe the answer is:
do-goodery
'well-meaning acts' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'follow old poem by railway' is the wordplay.
'follow' becomes 'dog' (dog can mean to follow or torment).
'old' becomes 'o' (common abbreviation eg in OE for Old English).
'poem' becomes 'ode' (ode is a type of poem).
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'railway' becomes 'ry' (abbreviation for railway).
'dog'+'o'+'ode'+'ry'='DO-GOODERY'
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