Be a paragon of (6)

I believe the answer is:

embody

(Other definitions for embody that I've seen before include "Include (something) as a constituent part" , "Incarnate or personify" , "Contain within oneself, incorporate" , "Give form to (idea)" , "concretise" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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