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Wishing I’ll give you a lift to golf (6)

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I believe the answer is:

hoping

'wishing' is the definition.
(hoping is a kind of wishing)

'i'll give you a lift to golf' is the wordplay.
'i'll give you a lift' becomes 'hopin' ('hop in' is used to offer someone a lift in a car).
'to golf' becomes 'g' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'hopin'+'g'='HOPING'

(Other definitions for hoping that I've seen before include "Trusting, expecting" , "Expecting and wishing" , "Desiring with an expectation of success" , "Having wish or desire for" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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