Hopes to get a first-class press, possibly? (7)
I believe the answer is:
aspires
'hopes' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'a first-class press possibly?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'a' is present in the answer.
'first' could be 'i' (I in Roman numerals eg Elizabeth I) and 'i' is present in the answer.
an anagram of 'press' is 'spres' which is present in the left over letters.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
'to get' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for aspires that I've seen before include "dreams" , "Has ambition to" , "Hopes" , "Aims to rise" , "Has an ambitious plan" .)