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It's just an illusion (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mirage

(Other definitions for mirage that I've seen before include "image, not what it seems" , "See it to believe it?" , "Deceptive image, in the desert say" , "Optical illusion, in a desert say" , "Hallucination caused by hot air" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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