Warmly embraced somebody endlessly, improperly (7)
I believe the answer is:
bosomed
'warmly embraced' is the definition.
(bosom can mean to hold close to the bosom)
'somebody endlessly improperly' is the wordplay.
'endlessly' means to remove the last letter.
'improperly' is an anagram indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'somebody' with its last letter removed is 'somebod'.
'somebod' anagrammed gives 'BOSOMED'.
(Another definition for bosomed that I've seen is " As a woman perhaps".)
I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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