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Asked to make an offer for the home (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bidden

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

'an offer for the home' is the wordplay.
'an offer' becomes 'bid' (bid is a kind of offer).
'for' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'the home' becomes 'den' (an animal's home).
'bid'+'den'='BIDDEN'

'to make' is the link.

(Other definitions for bidden that I've seen before include "Asked" , "Commanded (to do something)" , "Ordered (to)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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