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Imagine head of drama getting a lot of paper (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dream

'imagine' is the definition.
(dreaming is a kind of imagining)

'head of drama getting a lot of paper' is the wordplay.
'head of' suggests taking the first letters.
'getting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a lot of paper' becomes 'ream' (I've seen this in another clue).
The first letter of 'drama' is 'd'.
'd'+'ream'='DREAM'

(Other definitions for dream that I've seen before include "Cherished hope or ideal" , "Vision - very pleasant person" , "person to good to be true" , "Sleeping thoughts" , "dozy state" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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