Domestic kind of work for the scholar (4)

I believe the answer is:

home

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'domestic' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for home that I've seen before include "Place of origin" , "Living place" , "domestic" , "It's where the heart is, it's said" , "Residence" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.

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