The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 5 letter word LOG CABIN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result LOG CABIN
- Primitive building primarily captured in a blog, oddly
- Enter vehicle to get home, a rudimentary one
- Register vehicle in primitive building
- See note about book in tree house
- Two requirements of a ship’s captain from a humble background?
- Advisers in how to start computer session in small dwelling
- Book taxi home for cottage in wood?
- Record vehicle at home, one constructed of wood
- Start computer session about commencement of cooking and baking in rustic accommodation
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The straight part
We know that "a humble background" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a humble background = log cabin.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.