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Make him care about an idle fancy (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chimera

'an idle fancy' is the definition.
(chimera can mean a fancy or delusion)

'make him care' is the wordplay.
'make' indicates anagramming the letters.
'him'+'care'='himcare'
'himcare' is an anagram of 'CHIMERA'.

'about' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for chimera that I've seen before include "fantasy" , "Vain, foolish, or incongruous fancy" , "Mythological animal; something illusory" , "Creature such as a gryphon" , "Mythological monster" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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