Not yet out on the table? (9)
I believe the answer is:
conscious
'out on the table?' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'not' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'not' could be 'con' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'con' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'yet' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for conscious that I've seen before include "Aware, of one's surroundings" , "Deliberate, intentional" , "Having awareness, knowing" , "Aware of surroundings, sensations and thoughts" , "Having awareness of surroundings" .)