Dined at home, in conversation with figure who is fashionable (5)

I believe the answer is:

atein

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'conversation with figure who is fashionable' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'dined at home' is the wordplay.
'dined' becomes 'ate' (I've seen this in another clue).
'at' says to put letters next to each other.
'home' becomes 'in' ('he's home' can mean 'he's in').
'ate'+'in'='ATEIN'

'in' acts as a link.

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I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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