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Gradually introduce detailed steps to follow at home (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

instil

'gradually introduce' is the definition.

'detailed steps to follow at home' is the wordplay.
'detailed' means to remove the last letter (the word must be end-less or 'de-tailed').
'steps' becomes 'stile' (I've seen this in other clues).
'to follow' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'at home' becomes 'in' ('in' can be similar in meaning to 'at home').
'stile' with its last letter taken off is 'stil'.
'stil' put after 'in' is 'INSTIL'.

(Other definitions for instil that I've seen before include "Gradually establish (in someone's mind)" , "Put gradually into mind" , "Infuse (something) slowly into the mind" , "Drill" , "Introduce gradually into mind, say ideas" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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