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Screen restaurant close to home (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

grille

'screen' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'restaurant close to home' is the wordplay.
'restaurant' becomes 'grill' (grill is a kind of restaurant).
'close to' suggests the final letters (the close/ending of).
The final letter of 'home' is 'e'.
'grill'+'e'='GRILLE'

(Other definitions for grille that I've seen before include "Protective lattice" , "Frame of bars" , "Protective metal framework" , "It affords ventilation" , "Metal lattice" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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