The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word FIRESIDE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result FIRESIDE
- If about to stay, you’ll find a warm spot in winter
- One warmed by this retrospective poem, stay
- Force one to have home and family life
- If upset, stay at home
- I live beneath female domestic
- If retired, live somewhere warm and comfortable
- If upset, remain somewhere cosy
- In the event of uprising, live somewhere warm
- Home provided in retirement lodge
- If given a rise, live somewhere warm
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The straight part
We know that "home" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case home = fireside.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.
What does FIRESIDE mean?
FIRESIDE noun- The area near a domestic fire or hearth.
- (by extension, symbolic) One's home.
- (by extension) Home life.
- A supplementary meeting in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.