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  • @jfbu Do you wish to set a different answer, or for me to add your point to this one? I recommend you provide a separate answer, as I could not do the explanation justice. Commented Jun 9, 2017 at 11:42
  • well done ;-) ... Commented Jun 9, 2017 at 11:55
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    Doing \gdef\do is wrong, sorry. It's a local scratch macro and should remain such. Commented Jun 9, 2017 at 12:02
  • @egreg Would \let\svdo\do% before the tabular and \let\do\svdo% afterwards satisfy the need? Also, that would not be needed in the \tabtoks approach, since the scope is limited there... Commented Jun 9, 2017 at 12:08
  • @StevenB.Segletes No. But you can use a different macro with more advanced list management in etoolbox. Commented Jun 9, 2017 at 12:11