Brief account round home (8)
I believe the answer is:
bulletin
'brief account' is the definition.
(brief account of something)
'round home' is the wordplay.
'round' becomes 'bullet' (I've seen this in another clue).
'home' becomes 'in' ('he's home' can mean 'he's in').
'bullet'+'in'='BULLETIN'
(Other definitions for bulletin that I've seen before include "Report for publication or broadcast" , "Blue lint (anag.)" , "Blunt lie in offical news statement" , "Newsflash" , "Newsletter, report" .)