Start with a follower, for example, at home (5)
I believe the answer is:
begin
'start with' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'a follower for example at home' is the wordplay.
'a follower' becomes 'b' ('b' is the follower of 'a' in the alphabet).
'for' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'example' becomes 'eg' (**).
'at home' becomes 'in' ('in' can be similar in meaning to 'at home').
'b'+'eg'+'in'='BEGIN'
(Other definitions for begin that I've seen before include "former Israeli Nobel peace prize winner" , "Initiate" , "Get cracking" , "Launch" , "Israeli prime minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner, d. 1992" .)