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A bit lonely, given a hug in a big way (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hugely

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'in a big way' is the definition.
(huge means big)

'a bit lonely given a hug' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'a hug' could be 'hug' and 'hug' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ely' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for hugely that I've seen before include "in a big way" , "Immensely" , "To a very great extent" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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