Beast stats duel over embrace (3)
I believe the answer is:
doe
'beast' is the definition.
(doe is a kind of beast)
'stats duel over embrace' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'over' could be 'o' (cricket abbreviation) and 'o' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'de' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for doe that I've seen before include "Female kangaroo" , "Feminine counterpart of stag" , "Animal" , "female in the field?" , "She's a deer" .)