The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word DESK
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "Table" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case table = desk.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does DESK mean?
DESK noun- A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a drawer or repository underneath.
- A reading table or lectern to support the book from which the liturgical service is read, differing from the pulpit from which the sermon is preached; also (especially in the United States), a pulpit. Hence, used symbolically for the clerical profession.
- A department of a newspaper tasked with covering a particular geographical region or aspect of the news.
- To shut up, as in a desk; to treasure.
- To equip with a desk or desks.