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Practically complete farewell passage and a hero's home (8)

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I believe the answer is:

valhalla

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'hero's home' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both locations as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'practically complete farewell passage and a' is the wordplay.
'practically complete farewell' becomes 'val' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'passage' becomes 'hall' (hall is a kind of passage).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'val'+'hall'+'a'='VALHALLA'

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(Other definitions for valhalla that I've seen before include "In Norse mythology, the hall for the souls of heroes" , "Dead Norse heroes' home" , "Wagnerian heaven" , "Great hall of Odin" , "where brave souls ended up" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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