Second home after boat - an artist might rough it here (6,3)

I believe the answer is:

sketch pad

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'an artist might rough it here' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'second home after boat' is the wordplay.
'second' becomes 's' (common abbreviation).
'home' becomes 'pad' (pad can mean a person's home).
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'boat' becomes 'ketch' (ketch is a type of sailing boat).
'pad' put after 'ketch' is 'ketchpad'.
's'+'ketchpad'='SKETCH PAD'

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