Embrace monarch largely unknown in some quarters (7)
I believe the answer is:
squeeze
'embrace' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'monarch largely unknown in some quarters' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'monarch' could be 'qu' (abbreviation for queen) and 'qu' is found in the answer.
'unknown' could be 'z' (algebra) and 'z' is present in the answer.
'quarters' could be 'se' (south and east, two compass quarters) and 'se' is found within the remaining letters.
The remaining letters 'ee' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for squeeze that I've seen before include "Extract juice from (eg, lemon)" , "Press hard, compress" , "Constrict" , "Strong financial pressure" , "Extract juice from an orange, say" .)