Miserable aim to get new leader (6)
I believe the answer is:
abject
'miserable' is the definition.
(synonyms)
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for abject that I've seen before include "Sorry" , "Down-hearted" , "Extreme, poverty say" , "Of the most contemptible kind" , "Submissive, miserable" .)