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That Sam character's home in the southeast (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spade

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'that sam character's' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'home in the southeast' is the wordplay.
'home' becomes 'pad' (pad can mean a person's home).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'the southeast' becomes 'se' (synonyms).
'pad' inserted into 'se' is 'SPADE'.

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(Other definitions for spade that I've seen before include "home in Kent" , "one of thirteen?" , "Black leaf-shaped symbol on playing card" , "One in a suit" , "a gardener's needs?" .)

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