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Home food savings (4,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nest egg

'savings' is the definition.
('nest egg' can be a synonym of 'savings')

'home food' is the wordplay.
'home' becomes 'nest' (I've seen this before).
'food' becomes 'egg' (egg is a kind of food**).
'nest'+'egg'='NEST-EGG'

(Other definitions for nest egg that I've seen before include "Money saved for a rainy day - by bird?" , "Rainy day savings" , "a little money?" , "Money saved for the future" , "Saved-up money" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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