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Hoping for an 'h' sound (10)

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aspiration

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'hoping' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for aspiration that I've seen before include "Ambition" , "goal" , "Craving" , "Drawing breath" , "Eager desire" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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