The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 4 letter word HIT LIST
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result HIT LIST
- Italian league in history’s half eliminated those to be assassinated
- Run into student, first of intended victims
- All those marked for dispatch left inside this, it getting shifted
- People targeted success with outspoken composer
- The Mafia’s Hot 100?
- Table of records, those to be rubbed out?
- Those marked to be rubbed out?
- Top 20 targets?
- Dispatch note?
- Successful singer’s numbers — or ones requiring removal?
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The straight part
We know that "Table of records" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case table of records = hit list.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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