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Frustrated father embracing female (6)

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I believe the answer is:

dashed

'frustrated' is the definition.
(dash can mean to ruin or frustrate a plan)

'father embracing female' is the wordplay.
'father' becomes 'dad' (informal term for father).
'embracing' is an insertion indicator.
'female' becomes 'she' ('she' refers to a woman).
'dad' enclosing 'she' is 'DASHED'.

(Other definitions for dashed that I've seen before include "completely spoiled" , "Ran; blooming" , "Thrown down or ran fast" , "Confounded" , "Frustrated" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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