Ultimate purposes (4)
I believe the answer is:
ends
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">ultimate purposes</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 ends that I've seen before include "Borders" , "Finishes (could be loose or dead?)" , "Odds and --" , "They may be made to meet!" , "Finishes (loose or dead, perhaps?)" .)