Home late, we cry out for warm reception (6,7)

I believe the answer is:

hearty welcome

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'reception' is the definition.
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'home late we cry out for warm' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'home' could be 'h' (abbreviation as used in sports fixtures) and 'h' is found within the answer.
'we' is within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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