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Dream of small sailor with fixed look (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stargaze

'dream' is the definition.
('stargaze' can be a synonym of 'dream')

'small sailor with fixed look' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'sailor' becomes 'tar' (tar is a kind of sailor).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'fixed look' becomes 'gaze' (I've seen this before**).
's'+'tar'+'gaze'='STARGAZE'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for stargaze that I've seen before include "Study horoscope" , "Watch the sky" , "Observe the sky at night" , "Daydream" , "Watch the heavens" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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