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Had lofty plans (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aspired

(Other definitions for aspired that I've seen before include "Was most anxious to" , "Hoped" , "Had an ambitious plan or lofty goal" , "Aimed" , "Had ambition" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.
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