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Comedian Bob's ambitions? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hopes

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'ambitions?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both feelings as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'comedian bob's' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'bob' could be 's' (abbreviation for shilling - 'bob' before 1971) and 's' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'hope' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for hopes that I've seen before include "Believes that good things may happen" , "Expectations" , "Aspirations, wishes" , "Aspires" , "Desires and expects" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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