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Imagine having to dine and sit together (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

suppose

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'imagine' is the definition.
(I know that imagine can be written as suppose)

'to dine and sit together' is the wordplay.
'to dine' becomes 'sup' ('sup' can be a synonym of 'dine').
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'sit together' becomes 'pose' (as in sitting for a painter. I am not sure about the 'together' bit.).
'sup'+'pose'='SUPPOSE'

'having' is the link.

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(Other definitions for suppose that I've seen before include "Reckon, think" , "Judge" , "Hypothesize" , "'Believe, perhaps on uncertain grounds (7)'" , "Guess" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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