I’m said to make you smile: the stuff of dreams? (6)

I believe the answer is:

cheese

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'stuff of dreams?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with contact as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

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(Other definitions for cheese that I've seen before include "Eg, Camembert" , "Eg, Limburger" , "Gloucester or cheddar, say" , "Gloucester or Gubbeen, say" , "Nautical peaked cap - board with wire attached" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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