Your ills may turn out to be imaginary (8)

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illusory

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'be imaginary' is the definition.
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'your ills may turn out' is the wordplay.
'your ills' can be anagrammed to 'ILLUSORY'.
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(Other definitions for illusory that I've seen before include "Deceptive" , "false" , "in the imagination" , "dreamed up" , "Fanciful, imaginary (8)" .)

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

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