Seussian quality (6)

I believe the answer is:

whimsy

(Other definitions for whimsy that I've seen before include "Capricious idea - sounds like Sayers' sleuth" , "Something fanciful" , "Playfully quaint behaviour" , "Fancy; notion" , "Fanciful ideas" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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