Ginger Spice up for including adult S&M fantasy (8)
I believe the answer is:
escapism
'fantasy' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'ginger spice up for including adult sm' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'up' could be 'is' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'is' is located in the answer.
'adult' could be 'a' (abbreviation) and 'a' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for escapism that I've seen before include "Avoiding life's realities by indulging in fantasies" , "The avoidance of reality by absorbing the mind in fantasy" , "Avoiding reality by fantasising" , "Tendency to avoid reality" , "Avoiding the actual" .)