Takes one home and falls asleep (5,3)
I believe the answer is:
drops off
'falls asleep' is the definition.
('drop off' can be a synonym of 'fall asleep')
'takes one home' is the wordplay.
'takes' becomes 'drops' (dropping is a kind of taking).
'one home' becomes 'off' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'drops'+'off'='DROPS OFF'
'and' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for drops off that I've seen is " Delivers".)
I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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