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Not at home if deal is off (6)

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I believe the answer is:

afield

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'not at home' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'if deal is off' is the wordplay.
'is off' indicates an anagram.
'if'+'deal'='ifdeal'
'ifdeal' is an anagram of 'AFIELD'.

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(Other definitions for afield that I've seen before include "At a distance ("far ____")" , "away from home" .)

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