Crossword Genius

Table? Dine out before ten (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

index

'table?' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Table of contents ' mean 'index' so perhaps 'table' could also mean 'index')

'dine out before ten' is the wordplay.
'out' is an anagram indicator (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'before' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'ten' becomes 'x' ('X' can be a synonym of 'ten').
'dine' is an anagram of 'inde'.
'inde'+'x'='INDEX'

(Other definitions for index that I've seen before include "Pointing finger" , "key" , "Concordance" , "Guide, table" , "Alphabetical list of a book's contents" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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