A few wish that will never happen (4,4)

I believe the answer is:

some hope

'that will never happen' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'a few wish' is the wordplay.
'a few' becomes 'some' (both can mean a small amount of something).
'wish' becomes 'hope' (hoping is a kind of wishing).
'some'+'hope'='SOME HOPE'

(Another definition for some hope that I've seen is " that will never happen".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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