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The sky pilot's home again (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

padre

'the sky pilot's' is the definition.
('padre' can be a synonym of 'sky pilot')

'home again' is the wordplay.
'home' becomes 'pad' (I've seen this before).
'again' becomes 're'.
'pad'+'re'='PADRE'

(Other definitions for padre that I've seen before include "Minister" , "Chaplain to armed forces" , "Cleric" , "Man of god - drape (anag)" , "Services' chaplain" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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