English married couple in hug (7)
I believe the answer is:
embrace
'hug' is the definition.
(I know that hug can be written as embrace)
'english married couple' is the wordplay.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'married' becomes 'm'.
'couple' becomes 'brace' (brace can mean a pair of something).
'e'+'m'+'brace'='EMBRACE'
'in' is the link.
(Other definitions for embrace that I've seen before include "bear-hug?" , "Hold tightly in the arms" , "Include, contain" , "willingly take" , "Include (in one's arms)" .)