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At home before six, support for golfer; one asked to attend (7)

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I believe the answer is:

invitee

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'one asked to attend' is the definition.
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'at home before six support' is the wordplay.
'at home' becomes 'in' ('I'm in' can mean 'I'm at home').
'before' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'six' becomes 'VI' (Roman numerals).
'support' becomes 'tee' (tee is a kind of support).
'in'+'vi'+'tee'='INVITEE'

'for golfer' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for invitee that I've seen before include "One asked to attend" , "visitor?" , "special guest" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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