Attains (8)
I believe the answer is:
achieves
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">attains</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know this)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for achieves that I've seen before include "Succeeds in something" , "Accomplishes, gains by effort" .)