Yank is not at home to arrest

I believe the answer is:

pull in

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'arrest' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'yank is not at home' is the wordplay.
'yank' becomes 'pull'.
'is not at home' becomes 'in' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'pull'+'in'='PULL-IN'

'to' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for pull in that I've seen is " Arrest".)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.

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