Dad at home? Make quick visit (3,2)
I believe the answer is:
pop in
'visit' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'dad at home? make quick' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'dad' could be 'pop' (synonyms) and 'pop' is located in the answer.
'at' could be 'in' (synonymous in some cases - eg at school, in school) and 'in' is found in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pop in that I've seen before include "Visit briefly" , "Call" , "Pay a quick informal visit" .)