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Dream of Conservative party (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

crave

'dream' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'conservative party' is the wordplay.
'conservative' becomes 'C' (UK political abbreviation).
'party' becomes 'rave' (type of dance party).
'c'+'rave'='CRAVE'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for crave that I've seen before include "Yearn for (something)" , "Feel a powerful desire for (something)" , "Hunger for" , "Beg; long for" , "Beseech" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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