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Intimate friend embracing Charles say? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

personal

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'intimate' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for personal that I've seen before include "Wounding" , "Concerning private life" , "Of one's private life - nobody else's business" , "Intimate - in the flesh" , "Private - (of remarks) offensive" .)

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