Hankering, longing (8)
I believe the answer is:
yearning
I believe this is a double definition.
'hankering' is the first definition.
('yearn' can be a synonym of 'hanker')
'longing' is the second definition.
(I know that longing can be written as yearning)
(Other definitions for yearning that I've seen before include "Longing, wishing for" , "Ardent wish" , "Longing, pining" , "Feeing great desire" , "Yen" .)