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If I scout it carelessly, it's imaginary (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fictitious

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

'if i scout it carelessly' is the wordplay.
'carelessly' is an anagram indicator.
'if'+'i'+'scout'+'it'='ifiscoutit'
'ifiscoutit' with letters rearranged gives 'FICTITIOUS'.

'it's' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for fictitious that I've seen before include "Mythical" , "Not true" , "Invented" , "Imaginary" , "Make-believe" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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