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Figure not to get far in a loving embrace (6)

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I believe the answer is:

clinch

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'embrace' is the definition.
(I know that clinch is a type of embrace)

'figure not to get far in a loving' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'figure' could be 'l' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'l' is found in the answer.
'in' is found in the answer.
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(Other definitions for clinch that I've seen before include "Tight (or amorous) embrace" , "Settle conclusively with informal embrace" , "make secure" , "Grapple - confirm" , "Matthew ---; --- Schoenberg" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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