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Eat out and so on with husband (4)

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I believe the answer is:

etch

'eat out' is the definition.
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'and so on with husband' is the wordplay.
'and so on' becomes 'etc' ('etc.' can be a synonym of 'and so on').
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'husband' becomes 'h'.
'etc'+'h'='ETCH'

(Other definitions for etch that I've seen before include "Engrave (metal, glass etc.)" , "Engrave metal plate using acid" , "Cut deeply (with acid?)" , "Inscribe" , "Score with acid" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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