The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 12 letter word ASPIRATIONAL
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result ASPIRATIONAL
- Pertaining to hopes, when very good and reasonable
- Organised PA is reasonable and ambitious
- Hoping to get a small ratio using integers
- Ambitious and venomous reptile – one that’s intelligent
- Ambitious and venomous reptile, one that’s intelligent
- A flashy black market hawker not against thinking of lofty aims and hopes
- Relating to hope, since religious and sensible
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The straight part
We know that "Relating to hope" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case relating to hope = aspirational.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ASPIRATIONAL mean?
ASPIRATIONAL noun- A person with aspirations.
- Being ambitious.
- Desiring success.
- Expressing a hope or intention but not creating a legally binding obligation.