Father embracing a deity in temple (6)
I believe the answer is:
pagoda
'temple' is the definition.
(pagoda is a kind of temple)
'father embracing a deity' is the wordplay.
'father' becomes 'pa' (pa can mean dad or father).
'embracing' indicates putting letters inside.
'deity' becomes 'god' (synonyms).
'a'+'god'='agod'
'pa' placed around 'agod' is 'PAGODA'.
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for pagoda that I've seen before include "temple? Quite the opposite" , "Eastern tiered tower" , "Buddhist temple, pyramid-shaped with many tiers" , "Oriental temple, often a tower" , "Pyramidal temple with an upward curving roof" .)