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At home with friends, convicts (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inmates

'convicts' is the definition.
('inmate' can be a synonym of 'convict')

'at home with friends' is the wordplay.
'at home' becomes 'in' ('I'm in' can mean 'I'm at home').
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'friends' becomes 'mates' (mate is a kind of friend).
'in'+'mates'='INMATES'

(Other definitions for inmates that I've seen before include "Inhabitants" , "Prisoners" , "Ties man (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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