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Jack takes poem home (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abode

'home' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'jack takes poem' is the wordplay.
'jack' becomes 'ab' (both can mean a sailor).
'takes' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'poem' becomes 'ode' (ode is a type of poem).
'ab'+'ode'='ABODE'

(Other definitions for abode that I've seen before include "Dwelling, residence" , "stay" , "House, home" , "Where one lives" , "Pad" .)

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