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Team in claret, say, was at home (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

resided

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'at home' is the definition.
The answer and definition are not the same part of speech. However, past participle verbs and adjectives can sometimes mean the same thing.

'team in claret say' is the wordplay.
'team' becomes 'side' (both can mean a sports team).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'claret say' becomes 'red' (claret is a kind of red).
'side' inserted into 'red' is 'RESIDED'.

'was' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for resided that I've seen before include "Sojourned" , "Abode" , "Lived" , "Dwelt" , "stayed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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