Aimed to take notice, going round church feature? (7)
I believe the answer is:
aspired
'aimed' is the definition.
('aspire' can be a synonym of 'aim')
'notice going round church feature?' is the wordplay.
'notice' becomes 'ad' (short for advert).
'going round' indicates putting letters inside (some letters go around others).
'church feature?' becomes 'spire' (spire is part of a church building).
'ad' going around 'spire' is 'ASPIRED'.
'to take' is the link.
(Other definitions for aspired that I've seen before include "Hoped" , "Had ambition" , "Aimed" , "Had an ambitious plan or lofty goal" , "Was most anxious to" .)