NOUN: "habitual diversion of the mind to purely imaginative activity or entertainment...[to avoid] reality or routine" Crossword Clue

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NOUN: "habitual diversion of the mind to purely imaginative activity or entertainment...[to avoid] reality or routine" Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

IMAGINATIVE (adjective)
1. (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
DIVERSION (noun)
1. an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack
2. an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates

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