Do these justify the means? (4)
I believe the answer is:
ends
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">do these justify the means?</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ends that I've seen before include "Rooms in bothy" , "Stops in dens" , "Some bowling" , "Poles, aims" , "Brings to a close" .)