Commiserated, hugging mean person (5)

I believe the answer is:

miser

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'mean person' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'commiserated hugging' is the wordplay.
'MISER' is hidden within the letters.
However, I'm unsure how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for miser that I've seen before include "we may find boring" , "Curmudgeon" , "hunks" , "One giving little" , "One's tight" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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