The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word BATTERSEA
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result BATTERSEA
- Baseball players each finding home in London?
- Cricketers dine when short of time in place close to The Oval
- Short article by cricketer in London area
- Rough up the main area of London
- Club Med, for example, found in south London
- Attack main area of London
- Strike brief with a 1 across
- Picked up ticket over Easter, travelling somewhere in London
- Pound — main place for stray dogs
- Pound? Main location of dog pound
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The straight part
We know that "home in London?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case home in london? = battersea.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.