The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 2 plus 3 plus 5 letter word ON THE TABLE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result ON THE TABLE
- Place for pool, say, up for discussion
- Potter’s play is seen here and is still debatable
- Where cutlery may be is up for discussion
- At dinner time, food is thus submitted for consideration
- An available choice, where cutlery placed?
- Cutlery may be so negotiable
- Place to place a dining plate is up for discussion
- Where menu might be // up for discussion
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The straight part
We know that "Cutlery may be so/negotiable" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case cutlery may be so/negotiable = on the table.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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