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I felt satisfied while being hugged (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

methought

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'satisfied while being hugged' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'i felt' is the wordplay.
'i' becomes 'me'.
'felt' becomes 'thought' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'me'+'thought'='METHOUGHT'

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(Other definitions for methought that I've seen before include "In old-fashioned way, I considered" , "I had the impression" , "The speaker concluded" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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