Crossword Genius

Satisfied, having embraced one’s intended (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

meant

'intended' is the definition.
(to mean something is to intend it)

'satisfied having embraced one's' is the wordplay.
'satisfied' becomes 'met' (as in 'met the conditions of his contract').
'having embraced' is an insertion indicator.
'one' becomes 'an' (an apple is one apple).
'met' enclosing 'an' is 'MEANT'.

(Other definitions for meant that I've seen before include "Intentional" , "Signified" , "proposed" , "Denoted" , "Aimed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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