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To dine before travel shows moral conscience (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

superego

'moral conscience' is the definition.
(part of the conscience according to Sigmund Freud)

'to dine before travel' is the wordplay.
'to dine' becomes 'sup' ('sup' can be a synonym of 'dine').
'before' becomes 'ere' (poetic term for 'before').
'travel' becomes 'go' (synonyms).
'sup'+'ere'+'go'='SUPEREGO'

'shows' is the link.

(Other definitions for superego that I've seen before include "Moral part of the (Freudian) unconscious" , "makes one feel guilty" , "self-criticism?" , "See group (anag.)" , "self-critic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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