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Aim a bit higher than the church? (6)

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aspire

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'aim' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for aspire that I've seen before include "Hope (to achieve)" , "Long" , "Is a rep (anag.)" , "Have ambitious plans for" , "Aim at high things" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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