Ridiculous poser dials oaf in happy state of ignorance (5,8)
I believe the answer is:
fools paradise
'happy state of ignorance' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how one could define the other.
'ridiculous poser dials oaf' is the wordplay.
'ridiculous' is an anagram indicator.
'poser'+'dials'+'oaf'='poserdialsoaf'
'poserdialsoaf' is an anagram of 'FOOLS PARADISE'.
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for fools paradise that I've seen before include "Ill-founded state of happiness" , "Illusory state of wellbeing" , "Deceptively happy state" , "Happy state while ignorant of potential trouble" , "State of ignorant happiness" .)