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Fantasise about breaching water barrier (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dream

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'fantasise' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'about breaching water barrier' is the wordplay.
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'breaching' becomes 're' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'water barrier' becomes 'dam' (I've seen this in another clue).
're' inserted into 'dam' is 'DREAM'.

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(Other definitions for dream that I've seen before include "Distant ambition" , "Somniate" , "dozy state" , "person to good to be true" , "Bedroom vision?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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