Lover allegedly gripping in altogether (7)
I believe the answer is:
overall
'altogether' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'lover allegedly gripping in' is the wordplay.
'in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'OVERALL' can be found hidden inside 'lover allegedly gripping'.
(Other definitions for overall that I've seen before include "Dungarees" , "generally speaking" , "sweeping?" , "It protects a worker" , "All round" .)