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Meant somehow to catch, going back into the home (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

apartment

'the home' is the definition.

'meant somehow to catch going back into' is the wordplay.
'somehow' is an anagram indicator.
'to catch' becomes 'trap' (trapping is a kind of catching).
'going back' says the letters should be written backwards.
'into' is an insertion indicator.
'trap' in reverse letter order is 'part'.
'meant' with letters rearranged gives 'ament'.
'ament' enclosing 'part' is 'APARTMENT'.

(Other definitions for apartment that I've seen before include "Suite of rooms to live in" , "quarters" , "property" , "19 across" , "Flat (mainly US)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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