Lout pursuing goal ultimately to idly hang around (4)
I believe the answer is:
loaf
'hang around' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'lout pursuing goal ultimately' is the wordplay.
'lout' becomes 'oaf' (synonyms).
'pursuing' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'ultimately' says to take the final letters.
The final letter of 'goal' is 'l'.
'oaf' after 'l' is 'LOAF'.
'to idly' acts as a link.
This may not be right. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for loaf that I've seen before include "Baguette or cob, perhaps" , "Pass time idly" , "cottage?" , "BRINK/BRICK" , "Suffer loss of credibility" .)