Forming part of a long-term plan (9)
I believe the answer is:
strategic
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">forming part of a long-term plan</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for strategic that I've seen before include "Tactical" , "Forming part of a long-term plan" , "To do with a carefully workedout plan of action" , "Of long-term planning" , "Relating to long-term plans" .)