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In a dream, perhaps, I love (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

admire

'love' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'in a dream perhaps i' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'perhaps' is an anagram indicator.
'dream' anagrammed gives 'admre'.
'admre' going around 'i' is 'ADMIRE'.

(Other definitions for admire that I've seen before include "Revere" , "Goggle at" , "Hold in high respect" , "Esteem. value" , "Have high regard for, think well of" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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