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Dream of cooler siesta, frolicking (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fantasise

'dream' is the definition.
('dream'->'fantasize' is in my internal thesaurus and 'ize'->'ise')

'cooler siesta frolicking' is the wordplay.
'cooler' becomes 'fan' (something which cools).
'frolicking' is an anagram indicator.
'siesta' anagrammed gives 'tasise'.
'fan'+'tasise'='FANTASISE'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for fantasise that I've seen before include "Indulge in imagination unrestricted by reality" , "Imagine" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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