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Ask for information, getting home with a quantity of paper (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inquire

'ask for information' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'home with a quantity of paper' is the wordplay.
'home' becomes 'in' ('he's home' can mean 'he's in').
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a quantity of paper' becomes 'quire' (unit for a large amount of paper).
'in'+'quire'='INQUIRE'

'getting' is the link.

(Other definitions for inquire that I've seen before include "investigation" , "Ask for information" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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