A chance to dream (5)

I believe the answer is:

sleep

(Other definitions for sleep that I've seen before include "Produced (egg)" , "Be dormant" , "crash" , "Natural state of unconscious rest" , "Shut-eye" .)

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

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