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Answer for the clue "Indulge in a fantasy ", 13 letters:
woolgathering

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The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Woolgathering \Wool"gath`er*ing\, a. Indulging in a vagrant or idle exercise of the imagination; roaming upon a fruitless quest; idly fanciful.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Woolgathering is a book by Patti Smith , published in 1992.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. 1 gathering fragments of wool torn from sheep by bushes, etc. 2 Indulging in idle fancies or daydreams. n. 1 gathering fragments of wool torn from sheep by bushes, etc. 2 Indulging in idle fancies or daydreams.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. dreamy in mood or nature; "a woolgathering moment" [syn: dreamy , moony ] n. an idle indulgence in fantasy

Usage examples of woolgathering.

She also had a way of lunging predatorily into the classroom and rapping the knuckles of any girl who had been whispering, making faces at the teachers, passing notes, doodling, woolgathering, fidgeting, scratching, nose-picking, sighing, or slumping.

A good microbe hunter, he was much more than a mere woolgathering searcher, much more than a mere man of science.