Child embraces press operator (7)
I believe the answer is:
surgeon
'operator' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'child embraces press' is the wordplay.
'child' becomes 'son' (male child).
'embraces' is an insertion indicator.
'press' becomes 'urge' (synonyms).
'son' placed around 'urge' is 'SURGEON'.
(Other definitions for surgeon that I've seen before include "Medical man" , "Naval medic" , "One who operates" , "incisive person" , "Theatre worker" .)