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Shannon maybe embracing one by a holiday destination (7)

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I believe the answer is:

riviera

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'holiday destination' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'shannon maybe embracing one by a' is the wordplay.
'shannon maybe' becomes 'river' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'embracing' indicates putting letters inside.
'one' becomes 'i' (roman numeral).
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'river' going around 'i' is 'rivier'.
'rivier'+'a'='RIVIERA'

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(Other definitions for riviera that I've seen before include "I arrive at southern resort area in France" , "I arrive at French holiday region" , "Mediterranean playground of the rich" , "France/Italy Med coast" , "I arrive at French holiday area" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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