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Peg on a boat, Dicky to help at home (5,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

thole pin

'peg on a boat' is the definition.
(pin used on a boat)

'dicky to help at home' is the wordplay.
'dicky' indicates anagramming the letters (dicky can mean ill or non-functioning).
'at home' becomes 'in' (similar in meaning).
'to'+'help'='tohelp'
'tohelp' anagrammed gives 'tholep'.
'tholep'+'in'='THOLE-PIN'

(Another definition for thole pin that I've seen is " Peg used to row".)

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