Girl Chloe the Lioness embraces (5)
I believe the answer is:
ethel
'girl' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'chloe the lioness embraces' is the wordplay.
'embraces' says the answer is hidden in the clue (I've seen 'embracing' mean this (the solution is embraced by words in the clue)).
'ETHEL' is hidden in the letters of 'chloe the lioness'.
(Other definitions for ethel that I've seen before include "Trying not to be seen" , "Perhaps a Barrymore" , "woman" , "girl" , "Lethe (anag) -- Barrymore or Merman" .)