Father's flat note (5)

I believe the answer is:

padre

'father's' is the definition.
('Padre' can be a synonym of 'father')

'flat note' is the wordplay.
'flat' becomes 'pad' (person's home).
'note' becomes 're'.
'pad'+'re'='PADRE'

(Other definitions for padre that I've seen before include "Army chaplain" , "A military clergyman" , "Military chaplain" , "Services' chaplain" , "Cleric" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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