This works for me:

Code
SQL> explain plan for select * from dual;
Explained

SQL> select * from TABLE(DBMS_XPLAN.DISPLAY());
PLAN_TABLE_OUTPUT
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Plan hash value: 272002086
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| Id  | Operation         | Name | Rows  | Bytes | Cost (%CPU)| Time     |
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|   0 | SELECT STATEMENT  |      |     1 |     2 |     2   (0)| 00:00:01 |
|   1 |  TABLE ACCESS FULL| DUAL |     1 |     2 |     2   (0)| 00:00:01 |
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8 rows selected