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Organised PA is reasonable and ambitious (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aspirational

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'ambitious' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'organised pa is reasonable' is the wordplay.
'organised' indicates anagramming the letters.
'reasonable' becomes 'rational' (associated in meaning).
'pa'+'is'='pais'
'pais' with letters rearranged gives 'aspi'.
'aspi'+'rational'='ASPIRATIONAL'

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for aspirational that I've seen before include "Like those trying to succeed" , "Characterised by hope or ambition" , "Pertaining to hopes" , "After a role model" , "Characterised by a desire to be successful" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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