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See me turning to couple for hug (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

embrace

'hug' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'see me turning to couple' is the wordplay.
'turning' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'to couple' becomes 'brace' (synonyms).
'me' reversed gives 'em'.
'em'+'brace'='EMBRACE'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for embrace that I've seen before include "Hug or accept eagerly" , "Warmly welcome" , "Hug; adopt" , "Enfold in arms, hug" , "Hold closely, include" .)

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