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Give back coupon as means of going home (6,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

return ticket

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'means of going home' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how they can define each other.

'give back coupon' is the wordplay.
'give back' becomes 're-turn' (synonyms).
'coupon' becomes 'ticket' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'return'+'ticket'='RETURN TICKET'

'as' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for return ticket that I've seen before include "There-to-here guarantee?" , "Voucher for journey back" , "Two-way journey pass" , "Homeward passage" , "No single" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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