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Fancy things (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dream

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This might be a double definition.

'fancy' is the first definition.
(both can mean a fantasy)

'things' is the second definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for dream that I've seen before include "Fancy (usually 7)" , "Trance" , "Armed (anag)" , "Distant ambition" , "Night-time fantasy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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