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Certainly I want to hug daughter (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

indeed

'certainly' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'i want to hug daughter' is the wordplay.
'want' becomes 'need' ('need' can be a synonym of 'want').
'to hug' indicates putting letters inside.
'daughter' becomes 'd'.
'need' going around 'd' is 'ndeed'.
'i'+'ndeed'='INDEED'

(Other definitions for indeed that I've seen before include "Expression of interest, incredulity or contempt" , "Without question" , "Yes, truthfully" , "Really - what a surprise!" , "Actually -- denied (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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