Desired some time home in retirement (7)
I believe the answer is:
yearned
'desired' is the definition.
(yearning is a kind of desiring)
'some time home in retirement' is the wordplay.
'some time' becomes 'year' (I've seen this before).
'home' becomes 'den' (I've seen this in other clues).
'in retirement' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (retire can mean to go back or backwards).
'den' in reverse letter order is 'ned'.
'year'+'ned'='YEARNED'
(Other definitions for yearned that I've seen before include "Longed (for something)" , "Pined" , "Craved" , "Longed to be in deanery" , "Felt longing (for something)" .)