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Home, where an old robber went on foot (3)

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pad

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'home' is the definition.
(pad can mean a person's home)

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(Other definitions for pad that I've seen before include "Piece of soft material or bachelor's flat" , "Floating leaf of a lily" , "Fill with extra material in order to lengthen" , "Walk softly around the apartment?" , "Tread softly" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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