One of many in night table drawers (5)

I believe the answer is:

tenon

(Other definitions for tenon that I've seen before include "Mortise and . . . . ., form a wooden joint" , "Type of hacksaw" , "piece of carpentry?" , "Saw; joint" , "Kind of saw" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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