Crossword Genius

Boozers at home with son around noon (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inns

'boozers' is the definition.

'home with son around noon' is the wordplay.
'home' becomes 'in' ('he's home' can mean 'he's in'**).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'son' becomes 's'.
'around' is an insertion indicator.
'noon' becomes 'n'.
'in'+'s'='ins'
'ins' placed around 'n' is 'INNS'.

'at' is the link.

(Other definitions for inns that I've seen before include "Places to stay" , "Bars" , "Country taverns" , "Locals" , "King's ..., for the legal eagles" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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