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"aim" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often objective (9 letters).
Definitions
have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
Word origin
The verb is from Middle English amen, aimen, eimen (“to guess at, to estimate, to aim”), borrowed from Old French esmer, aesmer, asmer, from Latin ad- plus aestimare (“to estimate”), the compound perhaps being originally formed in Medieval Latin (adaestimare), perhaps in Old French.
Used in a sentence
“to take aim”
“Take time with the aim of your gun.”
“2012, "The Legend of the Gobblewonker", season 1, episode 2 of Gravity Falls, spoken by Grunkle Stan, voiced by Alex Hirsch My ex-wife still misses me, but her aim is getting better!”
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Used as a crossword answer10 curated clues
01“Bull's-eye goal”3 letters
02“Dart thrower's focus”3 letters
03“Goal to reach”3 letters
04“Intended target”3 letters
05“Point a camera”3 letters
06“Point a dart”3 letters
07“Point a dart, say”3 letters
08“Point a target”3 letters
09“Point at a target”3 letters
10“Sight toward a mark”3 letters
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