House Democrat rising (8)

I believe the answer is:

dwelling

'house' is the definition.
(somewhere people live)

'democrat rising' is the wordplay.
'democrat' becomes 'd'.
'rising' becomes 'welling' (welling is a kind of rising).
'd'+'welling'='DWELLING'

(Other definitions for dwelling that I've seen before include "Habitation" , "Harping" , "Living; abode" , "Living, residing" , "Place of residence" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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