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Fraud so PS. Try substituting 'wait' for 'hold back' in the clue and it should click.

You can study at break time if you want ;)
Correct answer makes more sense though I admit

But it doesn't parse properly unless you're Yoda. think it's an example of surface taking precedence over accurate wordplay. As it reads, the Observer should be embracing right and it isn't.

I think 8D is ok because of the comma. I didn't think of the Latin words though so I couldn't parse it until reading this thread.

3D I mean. What is wrong with my eyes!

quocunque if you are referring to 3D
As it first appears, you are correct, but if punctuation is added thus, it works :
observer; (embracing right, that is)

"Ignore the punctuation and add your own if necessary" is fairly standard in cryptic crosswords, although pay attention to ? and !

The instructions to the Harpers Magazine puzzles set by Richard E. Maltby Jr. include the passage

As always, mental repunctuation of a clue is the key to its solution.

Not a bad rule of thumb.

A very late start for me unusually and left with 3 including the Spoonerism. Thanks, Phil10000 for the clue. Cant believe I didn't get it before.