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Hope for a steeple (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aspire

'hope for' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'a steeple' is the wordplay.
'steeple' becomes 'spire' (synonyms).
'a'+'spire'='ASPIRE'

(Other definitions for aspire that I've seen before include "Is a rep (anag.)" , "Aim, have an ambitious plan" , "Aim (for higher things)" , "Have ambition (to achieve something)" , "Desire (to reach higher things)" .)

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