Nurses lofty hopes (7)
I believe the answer is:
aspires
(Other definitions for aspires that I've seen before include "Has ambition to" , "aims high" , "dreams" , "Aims to rise" , "Hopes" .)
I believe the answer is:
aspires
(Other definitions for aspires that I've seen before include "Has ambition to" , "aims high" , "dreams" , "Aims to rise" , "Hopes" .)