Hankerings (4)
I believe the answer is:
yens
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">hankerings</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('yen' can be a synonym of 'hankering')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for yens that I've seen before include "Hankerings, yearnings" , "Desires" .)