Strange aspect is unrealistic (8)

I believe the answer is:

escapist

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'strange aspect is unrealistic' is the definition.
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'strange aspect is' is the wordplay.
'strange' indicates an anagram.
'aspect'+'is'='aspectis'
'aspectis' anagrammed gives 'ESCAPIST'.

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(Other definitions for escapist that I've seen before include "One indulging in fantasy" , "I fantasise" , "One who habitually fantasises" , "Walter Mitty" , "Dreamer, wishful thinker" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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