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Hundreds of quantities of paper, one imagines (6)

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I believe the answer is:

dreams

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'one imagines' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'hundreds of quantities of paper' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'hundreds' could be 'd' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'd' is found within the answer.
'quantities' could be 'reams' (ream is a kind of quantity) and 'reams' is present in the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for dreams that I've seen before include "Reveries or cherished aspirations" , "Thoughts and visions during sleep" , "Imaginings" , "Fantasy ambitions" , "'''We are such stuff as ... are made on'' The Tempest (6)'" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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