Guy in outskirts of Airdrie building home (5)

I believe the answer is:

abode

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'home' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'guy in outskirts of airdrie' is the wordplay.
'guy' becomes 'bod' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'outskirts of' means to remove the middle letters.
'airdrie' with its centre removed is 'ae'.
'bod' placed inside 'ae' is 'ABODE'.

'building' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for abode that I've seen before include "Pad" , "House made of adobe" , "Where one lives" , "Home or domicile" , "Dwelling, residence" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.