Imaginative but impractical thought (6,2,5)

I believe the answer is:

flight of fancy

(Other definitions for flight of fancy that I've seen before include "Example of free use of the imagination" , "Imaginative excursion" , "Dream" , "An instance of free indulgence in imagination" , "Far-fetched speculation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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