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Fantasy spaces I'm developing (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

escapism

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

'spaces i'm developing' is the wordplay.
'developing' indicates anagramming the letters (letters developed into a new form).
'spaces'+'im'='spacesim'
'spacesim' anagrammed gives 'ESCAPISM'.

(Other definitions for escapism that I've seen before include "An inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy" , "Tendency to avoid reality" , "Mass epic (anag.)" , "Avoiding life's realities by indulging in fantasies" , "Preferring fantasy to the realities of life" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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