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Forbidding being home when relative is coming round (8)

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I believe the answer is:

sinister

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'forbidding' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'home when relative is coming round' is the wordplay.
'home' becomes 'in' ('he's home' can mean 'he's in').
'when relative' becomes 'sister' (sister is a kind of relative. I am not sure about the 'when' bit.).
'is coming round' is an insertion indicator.
'in' placed into 'sister' is 'SINISTER'.

'being' is the link.

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(Other definitions for sinister that I've seen before include "not right!" , "Malign, ominous" , "Very unpleasant" , "can be injurious" , "Suggestive of evil, threatening harm" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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