Chap in Aberdare cleared out home (5)
I believe the answer is:
abode
'home' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'chap in aberdare cleared out' is the wordplay.
'chap' becomes 'bod' (I've seen this in other clues).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'cleared out' suggests removing the centre.
'aberdare' with its centre removed is 'ae'.
'bod' going inside 'ae' is 'ABODE'.
(Other definitions for abode that I've seen before include "House made of adobe" , "Archaic dwelling place" , "Dwelling, residence" , "Pad" , "House, home" .)