Vanish into thin air (9)

I believe the answer is:

dissipate

(Other definitions for dissipate that I've seen before include "Be dispelled/dispersed" , "scatter" , "Exhaust" , "Waste (money/energy)" , "Fritter away" .)

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

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