Crossword Genius

Lady dines out showing gluttony perhaps? (6,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

deadly sin

'gluttony perhaps?' is the definition.
(gluttony is a kind of deadly sin)

'lady dines out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'lady'+'dines'='ladydines'
'ladydines' anagrammed gives 'DEADLY SIN'.

'showing' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for deadly sin that I've seen before include "It's one of seven, gluttony say" , "Greed, perhaps" , "Anger, say" , "a cause of damnation" , "greed, or lust" .)

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