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Dilemma if returning before ten (3)

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I believe the answer is:

fix

'dilemma' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'if returning before ten' is the wordplay.
'returning' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'before' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'ten' becomes 'X' (Roman numeral).
'if' in reverse letter order is 'fi'.
'fi'+'x'='FIX'

(Other definitions for fix that I've seen before include "Mend" , "Predicament" , "mess" , "Addict's dose of drug" , "Sort out" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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