End protest (6)

I believe the answer is:

object

I believe this is a double definition.

'end' is the first definition.
(object is a kind of end)

'protest' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)

(Other definitions for object that I've seen before include "design?" , "Purpose; demur" , "Express opposition; goal" , "part of sentence" , "Goal - protest" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent, The Guardian and The Telegraph.

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