Struggle with purpose and perspective (9)
I believe the answer is:
viewpoint
'perspective' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'struggle with purpose' is the wordplay.
'struggle' becomes 'vie' (I've seen this before).
'with' becomes 'w' (abbreviation).
'purpose' becomes 'point' (I've seen this before**).
'vie'+'w'+'point'='VIEWPOINT'
'and' is the link.
(Other definitions for viewpoint that I've seen before include "Place from which to admire the scenery" , "Attitude that determines outlook" , "perspective" , "Outlook; opinion" , "that might be found on hill" .)