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Nip back home; back to get fixed (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pinned

'fixed' is the definition.
(pinning is a kind of fixing)

'nip back home back' is the wordplay.
'back' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'home' becomes 'den' (I've seen this in other clues**).
'back' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'nip' back-to-front is 'pin'.
'den' in reverse letter order is 'ned'.
'pin'+'ned'='PINNED'

'to get' is the link.

(Other definitions for pinned that I've seen before include "Held fast or prevented from moving" , "Attached with pointed piece of metal" , "Nailed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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