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Household in which people grow old (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

menage

'household' is the definition.
(eg menage a trois, literally a household of three)

'people grow old' is the wordplay.
'people' becomes 'men' (men are people).
'grow old' becomes 'age' (synonyms).
'men'+'age'='MENAGE'

'in which' is the link.

(Other definitions for menage that I've seen before include "Social unit living together" , "live together" , "Persons of household" , "a household, may be naughtily a trois" , "Members of a household" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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