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A winning tune from the home help (2,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

au pair

'the home help' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'a winning tune' is the wordplay.
'winning' becomes 'up' (I've seen this in other clues).
'tune' becomes 'air' (I've seen this before).
'a'+'up'+'air'='AU PAIR'

'from' is the link.

(Other definitions for au pair that I've seen before include "Young, foreign baby-sitter" , "Live-in young foreigner expected to do household chores" , "Foreign home helper" , "French girl, say, who does" , "child-minder" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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