Hugged (7)
'hugged' is the definition.
('embrace' can be a synonym of 'hug')
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for embraced that I've seen before include "held using arms" , "accepted enthusiastically" , "Hugged" , "is taken up" , "Contained; held closely" .)
'hugged' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.