Embrace European giant (4)

I believe the answer is:

huge

'giant' is the definition.
(both can mean large)

'embrace european' is the wordplay.
'embrace' becomes 'hug' (synonyms).
'european' becomes 'E' (abbreviation e.g. EU).
'hug'+'e'='HUGE'

(Other definitions for huge that I've seen before include "Gigantic" , "Colossal" , "Enormous" , "giant" , "Mammoth" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, The Sun and The Independent.

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