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Unseasonable time to dream I'm in sun maybe (6,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

indian summer

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'unseasonable time' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to time as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'dream i'm in sun maybe' is the wordplay.
'maybe' indicates anagramming the letters.
'dream'+'im'+'in'+'sun'='dreamiminsun'
'dreamiminsun' is an anagram of 'INDIAN SUMMER'.

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for indian summer that I've seen before include "when it is unusually warm" , "Autumn warm spell" , "Warm period in autumn" , "Welcome warmth" , "Late heatwave" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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