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De Quincey, say, by his own admission, concocted mere Utopia (5-5)

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I believe the answer is:

opium-eater

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'de quincey say by his own admission' is the definition.
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'concocted mere utopia' is the wordplay.
'concocted' indicates anagramming the letters.
'mere'+'utopia'='mereutopia'
'mereutopia' with letters rearranged gives 'OPIUM-EATER'.

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(Another definition for opium-eater that I've seen is " Confessions of an English -- (de Quincey)".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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