Victor perhaps in embrace when given Oscar (4)
I believe the answer is:
hugo
'victor perhaps' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'embrace when given oscar' is the wordplay.
'embrace when' becomes 'hug' ('hug' can be a synonym of 'embrace'. I am not sure about the 'when' bit.**).
'given' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'oscar' becomes 'o' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'hug'+'o'='HUGO'
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hugo that I've seen before include "Victor .... wrote ''Les Miserables''" , "Victor, say" , "Victor -; French author (Les Miserables)" , "Jargon used by a particular group" , "Man's name; sci-fi award" .)