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Road rage can be a hallucination! (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mirage

'a hallucination' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'road rage' is the wordplay.
'road' becomes 'MI' (resembles M1 motorway).
'mi'+'rage'='MIRAGE'

'can be' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for mirage that I've seen before include "Something illusory and unattainable" , "image, not what it seems" , "Illusory image" , "Optical illusion caused by atmospheric conditions" , "fighter craft" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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