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Have ambitions for a high place in the church (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aspire

'have ambitions' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'a high place in the church?' is the wordplay.
'high place in the church?' becomes 'spire' (church spire).
'a'+'spire'='ASPIRE'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for aspire that I've seen before include "Hope (to achieve)" , "Long" , "Aim at high things" , "Yearn, dream (towards)" , "Have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Globe and Mail.
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