Silver in the dirt is an illusion (6)

I believe the answer is:

mirage

(Other definitions for mirage that I've seen before include "vision" , "Illusory sighting" , "You might see this in desert" , "Illusions in the desert" , "It doesn't exist" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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