Hoping to include fastener (3)

I believe the answer is:

'fastener' is the definition.
(pin is a kind of fastener)

'hoping to include' is the wordplay.
'to include' indicates a hidden word.
'PIN' is hidden in the letters of 'hoping'.

(Other definitions for pin that I've seen before include "Flagged stick placed in golf hole" , "Initially, confidential number for use of bank card" , "Badge" , "Needle" , "Fastener; brooch" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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