The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PURPOSE
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More clues leading to the result PURPOSE
- Post Office in funds — that’s the intention
- End of contract entered into by Post Office
- Resolve of top people with “proper accent” evident in attitude
- Penny, excited with love, grabbing partner’s bottom, having endless sex drive
- Will find postal order in one’s wallet
- Turned up poser solved, the desired goal
- Back up against ropes, groggy, seen as target
- Cat might do this endlessly — sit to get desired goal
- Superb lot up for recreation round island specifically devised
- Intention is almost honourable with model
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The straight part
We know that "intention" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case intention = purpose.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does PURPOSE mean?
PURPOSE noun- An objective to be reached; a target; an aim; a goal.
- A result that is desired; an intention.
- The act of intending to do something; resolution; determination.
- The subject of discourse; the point at issue.
- The reason for which something is done, or the reason it is done in a particular way.
- Instance; example.
- To have set as one's purpose; resolve to accomplish; intend; plan.
- (passive) To design for some purpose.
- To discourse.