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Father takes daughter home (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pad

'home' is the definition.
(pad can mean a person's home)

'father takes daughter' is the wordplay.
'father' becomes 'pa' (pa can mean dad or father).
'takes' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'daughter' becomes 'd' (genealogical abbreviation).
'pa'+'d'='PAD'

(Other definitions for pad that I've seen before include "Helicopter landing area" , "Footprint - home of one's own (slang)" , "It's found on an animals's foot and a cricketer's leg" , "In slang, one's flat or bedsitter" , "Person's home; jotter" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror and The Times.
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