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Wanted at home, daughter called on the way up (2,6)

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I believe the answer is:

in demand

'wanted' is the definition.
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'home daughter called on the way up' is the wordplay.
'home' becomes 'in' ('he's home' can mean 'he's in').
'daughter' becomes 'd'.
'called' becomes 'named' ('name' can be a synonym of 'call'**).
'on the way up' is a reversal indicator.
'd'+'named'='dnamed'
'dnamed' written backwards gives 'demand'.
'in'+'demand'='IN DEMAND'

'at' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for in demand that I've seen before include "amazingly popular" , "Sought after, desired" , "Wanted" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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