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Sailor with poem finds home (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abode

'home' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'sailor with poem' is the wordplay.
'sailor' becomes 'ab' (abbreviation for able seaman).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'poem' becomes 'ode' (ode is a kind of poem).
'ab'+'ode'='ABODE'

'finds' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for abode that I've seen before include "Where one lives" , "House, home" , "Place of residence" , "Archaic dwelling place" , "Dwelling, residence" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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