Desiring with some expectation of success (6)

I believe the answer is:

hoping

(Other definitions for hoping that I've seen before include "Trusting, expecting" , "Expecting and wishing" , "Having wish or desire for" , "Desiring with an expectation of success" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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