Standards of perfection (6)
I believe the answer is:
ideals
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">standards of perfection</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ideals that I've seen before include "High aspirations for ladies" , "High standards for ladies" , "Ethics" , "Noble aspirations for ladies" , "100%? > 10 out out of 10? > With capital, more would want these" .)