Undressed football club bigwigs in goals? (8)

I believe the answer is:

pursuits

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'goals?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to thinking as well as being plural nouns.
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(Another definition for pursuits that I've seen is " Occupations or hobbies".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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