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Met radio presenter with no idea about hugging (8)

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I believe the answer is:

adjoined

'met' is the definition.
('adjoin' can be a synonym of 'meet')

'radio presenter with no idea about hugging' is the wordplay.
'radio presenter' becomes 'DJ'.
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'about' is an anagram indicator.
'hugging' is an insertion indicator (outside letters hug or embrace inside letters).
'no'+'idea' is 'noidea'.
'noidea' is an anagram of 'aoined'.
'dj' put inside 'aoined' is 'ADJOINED'.

(Another definition for adjoined that I've seen is " Bordered on".)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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