Crossword Genius

Loads of praise, inaccurate, bringing illusory happiness (5,8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fools paradise

'illusory happiness' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'loads of praise inaccurate' is the wordplay.
'inaccurate' is an anagram indicator.
'loads'+'of'+'praise'='loadsofpraise'
'loadsofpraise' with letters rearranged gives 'FOOLS PARADISE'.

'bringing' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for fools paradise that I've seen before include "Illusory state of wellbeing" , "State of ignorant happiness" , "Illusory happiness" , "Blissfully ignorant state" , "Deceptively happy state" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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