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Boy of six embraced by his father (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

david

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'boy' is the definition.

'six embraced by his father' is the wordplay.
'six' becomes 'VI' (Roman numerals).
'embraced by' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'his father' becomes 'dad' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'vi' going into 'dad' is 'DAVID'.

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for david that I've seen before include "Camp" , "Dickens hero" , "Boy's name" , "Michelangelo statue" , "- Copperfield (Dickens)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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