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Eat away (5)

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'eat away' is the definition.
'dine out' can be an answer for 'eat' (dining out is a kind of eating). I'm not sure about the 'away' bit.

'eat away' is the wordplay.
'eat' becomes 'dine' (to dine is to eat a meal).
'away' becomes 'out' (synonyms).
'dine'+'out'='DINE OUT'

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(Other definitions for dine out that I've seen before include "Use a restaurant" , "Eat away from home" , "Eat in a restaurant" .)

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