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Rogue Mary dated had fantasies before bedtime (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

daydreamt

'had fantasies before bedtime' is the definition.
(had dreams during the day)

'rogue mary dated' is the wordplay.
'rogue' indicates an anagram (letters go rogue).
'mary'+'dated'='marydated'
'marydated' is an anagram of 'DAYDREAMT'.

(Another definition for daydreamt that I've seen is " Let one's thoughts wander".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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