Reach by effort (6)
I believe the answer is:
attain
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">reach by effort</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for attain that I've seen before include "Fulfil" , "Reach or gain" , "Gain with effort" , "Manage to get" , "Reach or accomplish" .)