The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word LONGS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result LONGS
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The straight part
We know that "bonds/hopes" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case bonds/hopes = longs.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does LONGS mean?
LONGS noun- A long vowel.
- A long syllable.
- A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.
- A long integer variable, twice the size of an int, two or four times the size of a short, and half of a long long.
- An entity with a long position in an asset.
- A long-term investment.
- The long summer vacation at the English universities.
- To take a long position in.
- To await, aspire, desire greatly (something to occur or to be true)
- To be appropriate to, to pertain or belong to.
- Longitude
- To belong.
- Long trousers/pants, as opposed to shorts.