Cryptic crossword clue
Miles pens article to secure ancestral home 10

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word FATHERLAND

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The straight part
We know that "ancestral home" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case ancestral home = fatherland.
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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What does FATHERLAND mean?

FATHERLAND noun
  1. The country of one's ancestors.
  2. The country of one's birth, origin.

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