Fanciful quality (6)

I believe the answer is:

whimsy

(Other definitions for whimsy that I've seen before include "Fancy; notion" , "Gentle fantasy" , "Fanciful thoughts" , "Capricious notion" , "Piece of sudden fancy, caprice" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate.

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