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Showed
desire
to
embrace
one
in
make-up?
(7)
Showed desire to embrace one in make-up? (7)
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The definition is at the end of the clue.
How the clue works
Right, so make-up? at the end is the definition — think painted, like cosmetics applied. For the wordplay, take PANTED (showed desire), and get it to embrace I (one) inside it, so you slot the I into PANTED to give PA-I-NTED, which spells out PAINTED.