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Effigy
of
union’s
leader
embraced
by
nation
(6)
Effigy of union’s leader embraced by nation (6)
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The definition is at the beginning of the clue.
How the clue works
Right, so Effigy is your definition — a sculpted likeness of someone. For the wordplay, "union's leader" just means the first letter, U, and that gets embraced (tucked inside) STATE, the word for nation — split it as STAT-U-E and you're there.