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Look around Palestinian region endlessly and dream (8)

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I believe the answer is:

stargaze

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'dream' is the definition.
('stargaze' can be a synonym of 'dream')

'look around palestinian region' is the wordplay.
'look' becomes 'stare' (stare is a kind of look).
'around' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'palestinian region' becomes 'gaz' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'stare' going around 'gaz' is 'STARGAZE'.

'endlessly and' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for stargaze that I've seen before include "Study horoscope" , "looking up to our luminaries?" , "what astrologers do?" , "Look at the heavens" , "Watch the heavens" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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