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Returns late to the stomping grounds (6)

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haunts

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'returns' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with motion as well as being verbs in their -s form.
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(Other definitions for haunts that I've seen before include "Frequents or visits as a ghost" , "Visits like a ghost" , "Inhabits as a ghost" , "Places where ghosts hang out?" , "Frequently visited places, hangouts" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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