Sign for dahl from homeland (4)

I believe the answer is:

omen

'sign' is the definition.
(omen is a kind of sign)

'dahl from homeland' is the wordplay.
'from' suggests deleting specific letters.
'homeland' with 'dahl' taken out is 'OMEN'.

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for omen that I've seen before include "Harbinger, portent" , "Auspice" , "Sign of things to come" , "Harbinger, prophetic sign" , "Forewarning, harbinger" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times and the Irish Times (Crosaire).

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