Hoped to take a boy to Paris, maybe (7)
I believe the answer is:
aspired
'hoped' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'a boy to paris maybe' is the wordplay.
'a boy' becomes 'ed' (**).
'to' means one lot of letters go next to another (I've seen this in other clues).
'maybe' indicates anagramming the letters.
'paris' is an anagram of 'aspir'.
'ed' put after 'aspir' is 'ASPIRED'.
'to take' is the link.
(Other definitions for aspired that I've seen before include "Was most anxious to" , "Hoped" , "Aimed" , "Had an ambitious plan or lofty goal" , "Had ambition" .)