Desired result (4)
I believe the answer is:
goal
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">desired result</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for goal that I've seen before include "posts and bar" , "Target or ambition" , "A score in soccer" , "End" , "Objective, purpose" .)