Making a home in, with the scoundrel (7)
I believe the answer is:
villain
'the scoundrel' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'making a home in' is the wordplay.
'making a home' becomes 'villa' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'villa'+'in'='VILLAIN'
'with' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for villain that I've seen before include "Scoundrel" , "Criminal, rogue" , "Criminal; stage baddy" , "Wicked criminal" , "Evil-doer" .)