High principles (6)
I believe the answer is:
ideals
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">high principles</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 ideals that I've seen before include "High aspirations for ladies" , "Standards of excellence" , "Models of perfection" , "Standards to be aimed at" , "Noble aspirations for ladies" .)