Purposes (4)
'purposes' is the definition.
('use' can be a synonym of 'purpose')
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for uses that I've seen before include "Employs" , "Purposes; consumes" , "What an employer does" , "Sues (anag.)" , "manipulates" .)
'purposes' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for ends that I've seen before include "Finishes (could be loose or dead?)" , "Rooms in bothy" , "Halts" , "Ceases, closes or dies" , "ambitions" .)
'purposes' is the definition.
('aim' can be a synonym of 'purpose')
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for aims that I've seen before include "objects" , "Objectives; points" , "Sets sight on, having ambitions" , "Sets sight on target" , "Points a weapon" .)