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Fantasist somewhat unchanged (2,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

as is

'unchanged' is the definition.
(as things currently are)

'fantasist somewhat' is the wordplay.
'somewhat' indicates a hidden word.
'AS IS' is hidden in the letters of 'fantasist'.

(Other definitions for as is that I've seen before include "without change" , "in the present circumstances" , "unaltered" , "current state" , "not changed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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