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Angry perhaps to be dining out with a worker (9)

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I believe the answer is:

indignant

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'angry' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'dining out with a worker' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates an anagram (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'a worker' becomes 'ant' (worker is a type of ant).
'dining' anagrammed gives 'indign'.
'indign'+'ant'='INDIGNANT'

'perhaps to be' is the link.
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(Other definitions for indignant that I've seen before include "Taking umbrage" , "Affronted by perceived injustice" , "Miffed" , "somewhat angry" , "Anger at having been treated unjustly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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