Girl Donat, as Hannay, embraces (7)

I believe the answer is:

natasha

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'girl' is the definition.

'donat as hannay embraces' is the wordplay.
'NATASHA' is hidden within the letters.
But, I am not sure how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for natasha that I've seen before include "Woman" , "girl" , "Tolstoy heroine" , "Russian girl's name" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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