I recently came across this sentence:

> たかしは7時ごろうちに帰りました。

I do understand that it probably means たかし came home at around 7, but from
what I learnt to say "around 7" it's:

> ７時ごろ.

So it has no うち. In other words, the うち is throwing me off.

Can someone explain this to me?
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What is "うち" in "ごろうち"?
If you had the original kanji, it'd be more clear, but as Robusto [mentioned
in the comments](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/14044/what-is-
uchi-in-goro-uchi#comment30246_14044), the うち in your sentence likely refers
to "home" instead of "around".
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