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Sounds ready for home (4)

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I believe the answer is:

sett

'home' is the definition.
(type of animal home)

'sounds ready' is the wordplay.
'sounds' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'ready' becomes 'set' (set can mean ready or prepared).
'set' is a homophone of 'SETT'.

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for sett that I've seen before include "Underground 10 [HOUSE]" , "beastly home" , "habitat" , "Retreat" , "Badger's earth" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express and The Mirror.
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