Hoped to take a boy to Paris, maybe (7)
I believe the answer is:
aspired
'hoped' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'a boy to paris maybe' is the wordplay.
'a boy' becomes 'ed' (short for Edward).
'to' means one lot of letters go next to another (I've seen this in other clues).
'maybe' is an anagram indicator.
'paris' with letters rearranged gives 'aspir'.
'ed' put after 'aspir' is 'ASPIRED'.
'to take' is the link.
(Other definitions for aspired that I've seen before include "Was most anxious to" , "Hoped" , "Aimed" , "Had an ambitious plan or lofty goal" , "Had ambition" .)