Is concerned about son’s embrace (6)

I believe the answer is:

caress

'embrace' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'is concerned about son's' is the wordplay.
'is concerned about' becomes 'cares'.
'cares'+'s'='CARESS'

(Other definitions for caress that I've seen before include "Pat" , "Scares into handle lovingly" , "Scares with loving gesture" , "pet[s]" , "Stroke lovingly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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